The chairman of the Amotekun Corps in Oyo State, General Ajibola Togun (retired), has confirmed the arrest of 80men suspected to be foreigners in a truck coming from the northern part of the country on Monday.
The arrest was made in Iwo road area of Ibadan, with the suspects said to be armed with bows and arrows.
Gen Togun (Rtd), who said that the men have been handed over to the Nigerian Police, also expressed doubt over the true Identity of the men who claimed to be Fulani herders has nothing to link them with the country.
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The Retired General who spoke with ait.live on phone, charged the police to be diligent in their investigation, as the true identity of the men will save the country from our insecurity issue.
He said that many foreigners had entered the country under the guise of Fulani herders but with sinister motives beyond imagination.
The suspects had claimed to be heading to Ogun and Lagos states, before their interception in Ibadan Oyo State South West Nigeria.
Edited by Tunde Orebiyi.