Ondo State Police officials have arrested 150 middle-aged men suspected to be members of the dreaded Boko Haram sect.The suspects, who were in possession of arms and ammunition, were being conveyed in a truck with registration number Kano NSR 97 XZ before they were intercepted by the policemen at Lipakala Junction in Ondo town.The truck was heading towards Ore, in Odigbo Local Government Area of the state.
The suspects were initially detained at the Fagun Police Division before they were transferred to the headquarters of the command in Akure, the state capital.
Some of the items found inside the vehicle of the suspects included locally-made guns, knives, cutlasses and several torch lights.
One of the suspects, who identified himself as Abdulahi Sheriff, claimed that they were not Boko Haram members but farmers coming from Benin-Kebbi to seek greener pasture in Ore town. The police spokesperson in the state, Mr. Femi Joseph, confirmed the arrest.
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