Today seventy men around the age of twenty- three to forty years from Nasarawa State were blocked and arrested by the Nigerian army in Markurdi Benue state on Monday 14th of June 2021.
These men claimed that they were going to Imo state but luckily they were intercepted by the Nigerian Army in Markurdi Benue state after they acted to an intelligence report.
They were arrested with forty- seven motorcycles which were loaded in 5 trucks, which were also carrying some minerals rocks from Plateau state to a Port Harcourt- based company.
The troops were congratulated and applauded for their activeness and professionalism by His Excellency Benson Abounu who is the Benue State Deputy Governor on Tuesday which is the 15th of June 2021.
He stated that despite the struggle made by the men to avoid and resist arrest, the soldiers were able and bold enough to halt the trucks and arrest the men.
" No arms were found after a thorough search conducted by the soldiers, " Abounu said what he had seen and heard was contrary to the speculation that a truck loaded with arms and men to attack the town was intercepted.
The deputy governor was perplexed on how a big army of young and strong men from the same state could be found together and also going to the same place together and for that matter going to Imo state " which they know to be experiencing serious security challenges at the moment. "
He requested that the security agencies carry out strict and deep investigation on every one of the 70 men who were apprehended because the answer gotten from them is not yielding any reasonable response.
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