The Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE), on Monday, intercepted a truck loaded with 30 Northern youth beggars, otherwise known as Almajari, at Sango Ota area of the state.
Igbere TV reports that the IVECO truck with registration number KANO XG 172 KNG was stopped for search by the operatives of the agency where it was discovered that 30 Almajari were hidden behind baskets of pepper.
The truck which was reported to have been covered with a tarpaulin, was turned back by the officials of the road management control manning the Joju junction in the town.
Igbere TV learnt that the truck was turned back and led to the tollgate between Ogun and Lagos states.
When contacted, TRACE Public Relations Officer, Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed the development, saying the truck and its occupants were travelling to an unknown destination.
