By Dayo Johnson
AKURE — A coal-laden truck conveying 38 suspected northerners have been intercepted by the personnel of the Ondo State security outfit codenamed Amotekun in Akure.
Sources said that they were arrested during a routine security operation at Akure metropolis while travelling in a brand-new Mercedes-Benz truck with registration number GML 335 XR, Jigawa.
Vanguard reliably gathered that the suspects could not clearly explain their destination during interrogations.
The suspects, according to sources are currently being profiled to ascertain their identities and mission into the state.
When contacted the Amotetun Commander, Mr Adetunji Adeleye, confirmed the arrest of the suspects, noting that they were being profiled.
Adeleye said: “The suspects are currently being profiled to ascertain their identities and mission into the state.
“We are profiling all of them thoroughly. Anyone found culpable after investigation will face the full weight of the law, while those cleared will be sent back to their states of origin.
“The location where the truck driver claimed to have picked up the passengers is considered as a flagship point, thereby heightening security concerns.”
Vanguard learned that the suspects, aged between 20 and 27, claimed they were on their way to visit relatives in Ondo but failed to provide verifiable addresses or their contact details
Multiple sources said that one of the suspects was reportedly found in possession of a uniform bearing the inscription ‘Commander,’ alongside some charms.
The suspect, found with the uniform, said that he was a hunter and that the uniform was used for his work but could not clearly explain his destination after departing Gombe State.
Also, the truck driver and his 19 year-old conductor, during interrogation, disowned the suspects.
They told their interrogators that they were picked as passengers along the route and had no prior relationship or close contact with any of them.
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