Troops intercept youths in night movement from Borno to Abuja

Officers of the Special Task Force are currently trying to unravel the motive for the movement of some youths from Maiduguri, Borno State heading to Abuja at about 3am when they were accosted in Plateau State on Wednesday.
Numbering about 51, the youths 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 Defence Headquarters said they claimed they were being conveyed to Abuja on the directives of a Borno State Government official to meet their relatives for assistance in an economic empowerment programme.
The official is yet to respond to series of efforts to verify the claims, a statement by the DHQ said on Thursday.
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.