interception by its troops of 51 young men travelling in three
18-seater buses from Maiduguri in Borno State to Abuja.
The DHQ said that the officers of the Special Task Force were
investigating the motive for the movement of the youths, adding that
the youths claimed to be travelling under the directive of a
government official in Borno.
No government official has yet confirmed the claim, the military said.
According to the post made on its website, the Nigerian military
authorities stated that the transportation of the youths occurred
around 3 a.m. when they were stopped in Plateau State.
"Officers of the Special Task Force are currently trying to unravel
the motive for the movement of some youths from Maiduguri, heading to
Abuja at about 3am when they were accosted in Plateau State on
Wednesday," the DHQ said.
It added that the youths were being chaperoned by a lady.
The military added, "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, 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."
"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."
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