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In a move to combat rising insecurity in Edo State, Governor Monday Okpebholo has commenced the demolition of properties linked to kidnapping and cult-related violence, vowing to bring sponsors and collaborators to justice.
According to a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr Fred Itua, state officials on Monday, oversaw the demolition of a residential duplex in Benin City.
The building, according to authorities, was the site of a gruesome kidnapping and organ harvesting operation.
The suspect, who was recently arrested in Lagos, is expected to be extradited to Edo to face prosecution.
