Nigeria: Benue Police Arrest Dismissed Naval Personnel, Two Others, Over Navy Recruitment

20 February 2013

Makurdi — For some time now, a hotel in Makurdi area of Benue state (name withheld), has been witnessing an unprecedented crowd, majority of whom were youths between ages 18 and 22.

Their mission was unknown until policemen from the Benue State Police Command stormed the hotel Sunday, arresting three men in full naval uniform, where preliminary investigation revealed that they were into illegal recruitment into the Nigerian navy, NN.

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