The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC) has uncovered a large number of herdsmen allegedly trying to set up an illegal camp in the Bode Saadu area of the Kwara state.
According to the Corps’ spokesman Babawale Afolabi, he said the strange settlers were on the verge of setting up the camp at Bode Saadu Muslim praying ground.
“On Tuesday this week our men in Bode Saadu on routine surveillance discovered the suspected alien herdsmen at Bode Saadu praying ground who were trying to set up a settlement in the area,” Afolabi stated.
He added that Civil Defence personnel in the area quickly rounded up the herders and would be handed over to the appropriate authorities for profiling and background check.
The spokesman urged members of the public to alert security agencies in case of any strange faces and people of questionable characters in their area.