By Miriam Humbe
In the morning of 21/02/2025 at about 10:00am, the Edo State Police Command Command received a distress call of an ongoing clash between Gbelemonti and Maidoti Communities of Ovia South West LGA.
CSP Moses Joel Yamu, the Police Public Relations Officer PPRO for Edo State Command disclosed this in a statement signed on Sunday.
Operatives of the Iguobazuwa Police Division, in collaboration with the Nigerian Army and the Vigilantes, were promptly deployed to the area.
The team evacuated some casualties to the hospital where seven persons were confirmed dead while six injured ones are currently receiving treatment.
The joint operation is sustained as the situation has been brought under control and normalcy restored.
Investigation into the cause of the clash has equally commenced.
The Commissioner of Police, CP Betty Enekpen Isokpan Otimenyin, has vowed that no stone would be left unturned in order to unravel the circumstances surrounding the unfortunate and avoidable incident.
The CP equally warned members of the public to always channel their grievances to the appropriate authority, rather than taking laws into their hands.
