Anxiety in Abia, as security intercept truckload of Almajiris from North

Fear has gripped residents of Abia state following the interception of a group of Almajiris loaded in cattle truck on their way to Abia.

The commissioner for homeland security, Dan Okoli led the team that intercepted the Almajiris hidden in cattle trucks at Enugu-Abia border.

The Abia commissioner for information, John Okiyi-Kalu, explained that overnight, several trucks conveying food items with several Almajiris hiding in them were turned back at the same border until the interception on Tuesday.

The commissioner said that government has directed that more homeland security agents be deployed to prevent truckloads of Almajiris from coming into the state.