The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has placed 19 young individuals in protective custody in Benue State to prevent a potential crisis akin to the Uromi incident in Edo State.
In a statement released on Sunday by the NSCDC’s Public Relations Officer for the state, Michael Ejelikwu, on behalf of the State Commandant, it was revealed that the youths believed to be of Hausa/Fulani descent were apprehended at Adoka Motor Park in Makurdi based on reliable intelligence regarding their movements.
The state commandant of the NSCDC, Bitrus Larai, clarified in the statement that the group, hailing from Lafia in Nasarawa State, was not en route to Adoka in Otukpo LGA as initially feared but was heading to Jato-Aka in Kwande LGA, an area that has recently faced several attacks.