Boko Haram: Military Intercepts 51 Youths Travelling From Borno To Abuja Disguised By 3am Wednesday!

Nigeria Army Spokesman Gen. Chris

The military has intercepted a convoy of vehicles carrying a large number of youths from Borno State, the hotbed of Boko Haram terrorists to Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) tweeted this latest development on its handle and official website yesterday.

According to the statement, “Officers of the Special Task Force in FCT are currently trying to unravel the motive for the movement of the youths from Maiduguri heading to Abuja at about 3a.m. when they were accosted in Plateau State on Wednesday.”

It said the youths, numbering about 51,  were under the guidance of a lady as they were being conveyed in three  18-seater mass transit buses when they were intercepted along Babale in Plateau State as they journeyed from Maiduguri to Abuja in the night.

During the interrogation that followed, the statement read: “They claimed they were being conveyed to Abuja on the directive of a  Borno State Government official to meet their relatives for assistance in an economic empowerment programme.  The official is yet to respond to the series of efforts to verify the claims.”

The DHQ said the “issue is being investigated to ascertain the genuine mission of such a team of young persons moving in the night more so as they have made contradictory statements as to the sponsorship of their mission to Abuja. 
The movement is being assessed in the light of the security situation and the suspicious claims of the youths.”