Timothy Omobude 
Indigenes of Ayen Ayen community in Uhumwode Local Government Area has denied one Aimienoho David and Joseph Edaiye who were allegedly arrested by Edo State Special Security Squad are not members of any secret cult group.
They said Aimienoho David and Joseph Edaiye who were allegedly arrested by Edo State Special Security Squad have never been convicted of any criminal offense.
According to the chief priest (ohen okhuahe) of Ayen in a press statement made available to newsmen, the legally recognised Okaghele of Ayen community is Mr Joseph Imazagbonre Ediae.
He said the appointment of Joseph Ediae Imazagbonre as acting Okaighele was contained in a letter from the palace of Oba of Benin dated 30th of April, 2025.
As sighted by our reporter, some parts of the letter reads “Ohen Okhuahe Adanegbe Nohuwa and four most senior elders of the community should pilot the affairs of Ayen village henceforth in trust for the Oba of Benin till further notice.”
‘One Oriakhi Enaruna, Stanly Henry aka Extra have been arrested while Austine Idamudia aka Obete is on the run but the swat team of force FCID Abuja is trailing him,
‘Those currently causing crisis in the community are supporters of Prince Oriakhi enaruna, and Stanley Henry extra, shooting sporadically in the community, causing unrest.
‘Amiolemen Ideh is not known by elders and people of Ayen community and all his claims should be disregarded, he knows nothing about the Okaighele of Ayen’.
The community Chief priest alleged that the main reason for the current crisis is not far from every attempt by a ‘powerful’ officer, the Chief Security Officer to Edo State Government House who is doing everything to support this illegality with sinister move to protecting the parcel of land gifted to him by these individuals.
‘The CSO has giving a matching order to one Saturday make sure his biding is realized with caution to justice. CSO who is supposed to be a custodian of the law is supporting illegality because of landed property.
We want Edo Sate Government and inspector general of police to come to our rescue and ensure that those involved are arrested and made to face the full wrath of the law. Because some of these guys have also been accused of kidnapping and murder before now.
