Police in Oyo State have said the 147 travelers from northern part of the country intercepted in Oyo State were not terrorists.
The state’s Police Command stated that all 147 passengers stopped at Bodija market were farmers and traders going to Ogere in Ogun State contrary to speculations they were terrorists.
Police spokesman, Adewale Osifeso, said the truck and its passengers were later escorted out and handed over to security personnel in Ogun State.
He clarified the travelers in the blue Iveco truck, BWR 143XD, driven by Abdulahi Aliu, 30, came from Namuda, Zamfara State to continue their enterprises in Ogere, Ogun State.
He also said a team of Police, DSS, and Amotekun operatives thoroughly searched the truck to rule out any chances that it had been used to transport inmates who escaped from correctional centres.
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