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The Lagos State taskforce on Friday intercepted a truck laden with 48 motorcycles and 123 men coming from Jigawa State.
The Chairman of Lagos State Taskforce, Yinka Egbeyemi, via the Lagos State verified Twitter handle said a trailer conveying them was intercepted after a security alert from the public.
He disclosed that his team responded to the information, which led to the seizure of the truck and its occupants at Agege area of Lagos.
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” The truck was seized, following a tip-off by members of the public who raised security concern about the manner with which the occupants of the truck conducted themselves. #LASG #ForAGreaterLagos
“After the interception, the truck and its occupants were moved to the office of the Taskforce in Oshodi for interrogation. #LASG #ForAGreaterLagos.
“The rest of them said they came to Lagos in search of greener pasture”, he added.
Egbeyemi said the Lagos Police Command had directed that a fact-finding panel be constituted to profile the detained occupants of the truck.
He explained that nothing incriminating was found on them apart from the motorcycles.
Speaking to reporters, one of the detained occupants, Shuaibu Haruna, said he left Jigawa State to work in Lagos with his motorcycle. He claimed to have a wife and a son but said he needed to double his income to cater for his family.
Haruna said he intended to stay in Isolo area to which he had already paid N7,000 as accommodation fee.
Another occupant, Mohammed Ibrahim, said he left his base in the Northern part of the country to keep himself busy after finishing his farm work.
He stated that he was going to Badagry to join his brother.
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