THE Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), in Kaduna, has arrested over 100 suspected mercenaries from Libya.
They were suspected to have fled the country and arrived in Kaduna through the Niger-Nigeria border at the weekend, after the fall of the regime of Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi.
The suspects, according to an eyewitness, arrived in the state at about 2.00 p.m. on Friday looking exhausted and unkempt.
According to the eyewitness, “as they filed through heavily armed Immigration officials at the Kaduna zonal office of the Nigerian Immigration Service(NIS),they were made to sit on the ground on the premises right in front of the office of the Zonal Comptroller under the watch of heavily armed officials while documentation procedure went on.”
The suspects were said to be with some members of their families, including children, and were conveyed in two luxury buses.
“One of the suspects, who craved for anonymity, said that they had been wandering in the desert for the past three weeks before they were apprehended by the Immigration officials at the Niger-Nigeria border. He said they left Libya and wandered in the desert before their arrest and subsequent conveyance to Kaduna from the Niger-Nigeria border.
However, newsmen were told that the command needed to obtain clearance from Abuja and liaise with other relevant security agencies, particularly, the State Security Service(SSS), Police and the Army before speaking with the press.
Source: Tribune
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Posted: at 26-09-2011 07:34 PM (13 years ago) | Addicted Hero
Larrykingomoj at 26-09-2011 08:13 PM (13 years ago) (m)
Who are they? Nigerians or Libyans? be careful
Posted: at 26-09-2011 08:13 PM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac
They should be vry careful with those guys whether they are with their families or not, infact they need to send back to their country to face the consequence of their wicked act.
Posted: at 26-09-2011 09:48 PM (13 years ago) | Upcoming
dogodajiabuja at 27-09-2011 05:24 AM (13 years ago) (m)
u see, niger-kaduna border na so dem go de enter! tomorow now dem go start to fight with Christians say na dem get Kaduna land. just like Ajanni and Cadanre weh deh yarn nonsense for this forum
Posted: at 27-09-2011 05:24 AM (13 years ago) | Upcoming
bright50 at 27-09-2011 08:11 AM (13 years ago) (m)
i dnt think all those guys are mercenaries, is like they are nigerians who left nigeria to libya. if they should found out dat they are nigerians, the police have to have mercy on them because they have pass through a great stress.
Posted: at 27-09-2011 08:11 AM (13 years ago) | Newbie
i dnt think all those guys are mercenaries, is like they are nigerians who left nigeria to libya. if they should found out dat they are nigerians, the police have to have mercy on them because they have pass through a great stress.
the pic in used is in no way related to the topic itself, if you watched well , same pic was used for those arrested at a training camp in bauchi,
Posted: at 27-09-2011 08:31 AM (13 years ago) | Grande Master
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