THE Federal Capital Territory Authority (FCT) in Abuja, the Abia, Enugu and Ondo State governments have arrested 148 travellers for breaching
A breakdown of the figure shows that while the FCTA arrested 68, Abia apprehended over 40, Ondo seized 23 and Enugu intercepted 17 of the offenders.
The travellers were consequently arraigned before Magistrate Ebiwari Damini at the Zuba Mobile Court.In Abia State, officials of the state’s Traffic and Indiscipline Management Agency and the police said they arrested the over 40 northern youths at the Umudike Junction of Aba Road in Umuahia, the state capital.
On sighting the truck, the officers flagged it down and inquired from the driver what he was carrying.The driver said the truck was empty but TIMAAS officials insisted on checking the truck and discovered over 40 northern youths lying on the floor of the enclosed cargo space of the truck.Police Commissioner Janet Agbede interrogated the driver and the “stowaways”.
In Akure, the Ondo State capital, Vehicle Inspection Officers on Ilesha-Akure road intercepted the 23 travellers for flouting the interstate restriction order of the Federal Government.Driver of the truck, who spoke in Hausa language and gave his name simply as Adamu, said he was asked to drop the 23 travellers in the town.
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