Crime
Pregnant Women Among 400 Repentant Bandits in Benue State
Benue government says some pregnant women coerced into gangs among 400 bandits set for UN-funded DDR rehabilitation
The Benue State Government has disclosed that pregnant women who were kidnapped and forced to serve as cooks for criminal gangs are included among 400 local bandits willing to surrender and undergo rehabilitation.
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Speaking in Makurdi, the Director-General of the Commission for Peace and Reconciliation, Josephine Habba, explained that the state is seeking federal approval to establish a Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) Centre in Logo Local Government Area, with funding from the United Nations.
Habba emphasized that many of those affected were coerced into criminal activity and were not necessarily perpetrators, including abducted victims used as foot soldiers for bandit gangs in forests.
She noted that over 1,800 people were registered via biometrics, but 400 have indicated readiness for rehabilitation.
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The DDR programme will aim to reintegrate these individuals into society, providing certificates upon completion. The commission plans to unveil the full rehabilitation framework at a peace summit on February 25, 2026.
Police dismiss officers Anthony Obodo case has been confirmed as the Rivers State Police Command dismissed three of its officers linked to the killing of a 22-year-old University of Port Harcourt graduate, Anthony Obodo.
The State Commissioner of Police, Olugbenga Adepoju, disclosed this on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, while parading the three officers before journalists in Port Harcourt.
According to the command, the officers were linked to the incident that occurred last Thursday along Ada George in Port Harcourt, where Obodo was shot dead.
A member of the team, an inspector who fled after the shooting, has been declared a deserter.
CP Adepoju stated that the three arrested officers were subjected to an orderly room trial. Following the conclusion of the investigation and the establishment of their culpability, they have been dismissed from the Nigeria Police Force and will be charged to court.
“I am here to provide updates on some serious incidents recently recorded in the state, including the investigation into the death of one Anthony A. Obodo… Following the conclusion of the investigation and the establishment of the culpability of the officers involved… the officers being paraded today have been dismissed from the Nigeria Police Force and will be charged to court,” Adepoju said.
The commissioner noted that he understood the concerns of Obodo’s family and members of the public, adding that the Command has taken appropriate disciplinary action against the police personnel involved.
Obodo, a graduate of the University of Port Harcourt who was reportedly awaiting his NYSC call-up letter, was shot during a police pursuit.
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