The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ondo State Command, on Saturday, said it intercepted a truck conveying 13 young boys from outside the state into Akure, the state capital.
Mr Rotimi Adeleye, the Sector Commander of the corps, announced this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Akure.
Adeleye said that the patrol team of the corps promptly responded to the clarion call by a sensitive member of the public on the truck.
“Our men intercepted the vehicle at the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) South gate junction on Saturday morning.
“Today, our patrol team intercepted a truck conveying about 13 male youths from outside the state into Akure,’’ he said.
According to him, the driver of the vehicle claimed he picked the boys on his way from Ibadan, Oyo State.
The sector commander said the Nigeria Police and Ondo State COVID-19 Monitoring Team were invited and the boys were handed over to them.
He said the Police and the state COVID-19 team, promised to lead them out of the state accordingly.
