The CP urged parents and guardians to pay closer attention to their children’s activities and associations.
The police said that the operations were executed in collaboration with local vigilantes and hunters.
Mr Yamu said the joint team had trailed the relative to Agenebode, where the ransom was to be delivered, but they were engaged in a gun duel.
He urged members of the public to remain vigilant and report emergencies via 08037646272 or 08077773721.
The police announced, in a statement, that the command “has taken decisive action”.
The police command in Edo has arrested a serving police officer and three civilians for terrorising residents of Benin
According to the source, some gunmen in two vehicles trailed Meme from the 2nd West junction into a nearby house, where he was shot and killed.
Mr Yamu stated that the students were kidnapped on Wednesday.
“The woman had a deep cut on her head, suspected to be from a machete, while the child was lifeless on the bed,” the police said.
Mr Yamu said that the arrest of both suspects showed that the security strategies by the CP were yielding positive results.
