A police officer was said to have been shot dead while three others were wounded.
“During the investigation, the police operatives, while using technical intelligence, arrested the young man.’’
The police received information that gunmen accosted and kidnapped the priest in his Toyota Highlander car.
APC attributed the kidnap of the PDP chairman to the lack of strong security architecture in Edo under Governor Godwin Obaseki.
Mr Nwabuzor said the suspect had been defrauding unsuspecting public members.
Mr Odia was reportedly shot dead on Christmas Eve at a drinking joint near Esigie Police Station in the heart of Benin.
“All forms of loitering will not be allowed at the polling units,’’ Mr Dankwara said in the statement.
Ms Nwabuzor said investigation to unravel the circumstances surrounding the attack was ongoing.
The deceased was said to have been in her room when the tank erected in a neighbour’s new building collapsed, penetrating the roofing sheet and crushing her to death.
“This has been going on for some months now. I was sacked by the bank about two years ago,” she said.
