10 September 2026 · Akoko-Edo
Kidnapping in Edo
OpenWatch has recorded 332 reported kidnapping incidents in Edo State, 77 of them in the last 12 months. That is 30% of every incident recorded in the state, and ranks it 5 of 37 among the states where kidnapping is reported often enough to profile.
Incidents · 12 mo
77
Fatalities · 12 mo
28
Incidents · all-time
332
Fatalities · all-time
163
Latest reported kidnapping in Edo
9 September 2026
Troops rescue kidnap victim in Edo
7 September 2026 · Esan West
Troops rescue kidnap victim in Ekpoma
6 September 2026 · Etsako East
Mother, three children rescued in Okpella
6 September 2026
Couple rescued from Ibeakuma Forest kidnappers
31 August 2026 · Etsako East
Kidnappers kill two abducted Okpekpe men
21 August 2026 · Etsako West
Troops rescue kidnap victim in Etsako West ambush
12 August 2026 · Oredo
Police rescue kidnap victim, nab syndicate members in Edo
9 August 2026 · Esan South-East
The Edo State Police Command rescued a kidnap victim, neutralised one suspected kidnapper and recovered ₦1.5 million ransom during a joint forest operation in Esan South-East LGA.
8 August 2026
Nigerian Army troops rescued a kidnapped 50-year-old farmer and neutralised one of his kidnappers in Edo State.
Other threats in Edo
About these figures
Counts cover incidents classified as kidnapping in Edo State, drawn from OpenWatch’s incident record, excluding retracted reports and duplicates merged into an earlier report. Figures update hourly. Last recorded: 10 September 2026.
Reported numbers are a floor, not a census. Incidents in remote areas are routinely under-reported, and classification follows how an event was described in reporting, so a low count is not a guarantee of safety. See the full Edo risk profile for every threat type, or the methodology for how incidents are collected and classified.
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