PSC Removes Edo Police Commissioner Following Uromi Killings, Appoints Agbonika As Replacement

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The Police Service Commission (PSC) has relieved Betty Enekpen Isokpan Otimenyin of her duties as Commissioner of Police for Edo State, days after the tragic killings of 16 Hausa-Fulani travelers in Uromi, Esan North-East Local Government Area, on March 27, 2025.


Papers News gathered that the dismissal was linked to the incident, and the PSC has appointed Monday Agbonika as her successor.


Betty Otimenyin was appointed the 49th Commissioner of Police in Edo State on January 16, 2025, succeeding Peter Umoru Ozigi, who retired on January 25, 2025.

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