Mr Okpebholo assured the public that the case would not be swept under the carpet, vowing to identify and bring the perpetrators to justice.
A final year part-time student of the University of Benin, Edo, was shot dead on Sunday. He was shot dead in front of the school’s main gate while in a car.
The organisation called on authorities in Nigeria to take immediate and decisive action.
The demonstration, which was captured in a TikTok livestream, revealed hundreds of protesters at the scene of the attack, defying the 48-hour curfew imposed by the government.
The CP said the victim was abducted at his residence in the Durya village of Kibiya Local Government Area, and all hands are on deck to rescue him safely.
Abayomi Jimoh, the command’s spokesperson, confirmed this in a statement on Thursday, saying the attack occurred at about 8:45 p.m. along Oda Road.
Abayomi Jimoh, the command’s spokesperson, who confirmed the incident, said the case was reported at approximately 9:30 p.m. by a concerned citizen on Monday.
Gunmen have attacked the Celestial Church of Christ at Uso, in the Owo LGA of Ondo, kidnapping five worshippers.
The Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) says 208 members of the church were abducted by gunmen between 2023 and 2024
