Barely two weeks after the anti-kidnapping protest by residents of Ekpoma, Esan West Native Authorities Space, the arrested speedy previous Particular Adviser to the Edo State Governor on Youth Mobilisation, Hon. Collins Aigbogun, is but to be launched from police custody.

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DAILY POST gathered that the sacked governor’s aide, who was additionally eliminated because the elected chairman of the council on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Get together (PDP) underneath the administration of former Governor Godwin Obaseki by Governor Okpebholo, is but to be charged to court docket by the police.

Aigbogun was reportedly arrested on January 11, 2026, a day after the protest, whereas still serving as Particular Adviser to the Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo.

The continued detention of the previous council chairman with out cost has attracted criticism from native society teams and human rights advocates.

Critics alleged that the arrest and continued detention of Collins Aigbogun in police custody adopted a directive from the Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo.

Additionally they claimed that the arrest was geared toward probing his involvement in the protest towards rising incidents of kidnapping and banditry in Ekpoma.

Talking, the Talakawa Parliament described the continued detention of the sacked governor’s aide as unjust and unconstitutional.

Talakawa Parliament, a socio-political group, referred to as for the speedy and unconditional launch of Collins Aigbogun, the speedy previous aide to the governor.

Marxist Kola Edokpayi, the non secular chief of the group, at a press convention on Friday, January 23, 2026, in Benin Metropolis, accused safety businesses of violating Aigbogun’s basic human rights as assured underneath the 1999 Structure of Nigeria (as amended).

Edokpayi alleged that Aigbogun was being detained in reference to the Ekpoma protest regardless of the absence of proof linking him to the planning or sponsorship of the demonstration.

He described the continued detention as “morally reprehensible and legally indefensible,” warning that it raises considerations in regards to the selective utility of the legislation.

He famous that Governor Okpebholo had earlier claimed that the protest was sponsored by an unnamed Nigerian allegedly primarily based in Russia, in addition to different Edo indigenes in the diaspora, arguing that such claims don’t correspond with Aigbogun’s state of affairs.

The group, nevertheless, appealed to the governor to intervene in the matter in the curiosity of justice, urging safety businesses to concentrate on addressing felony actions.