FCT police arrest NSCDC officer for allegedly firing shots at Kubwa market

The FCT Police Command has arrested an serviceman of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, for allegedly firing shots into the aerial during a confrontation with traders astatine Kubwa Market, Abuja.

Security analyst, Zagazola Makama, successful a station connected X, connected Wednesday, said the incidental reportedly occurred connected October 25, 2026, astatine astir 1:50 p.m., pursuing a distress telephone received by the constabulary implicit sporadic gunshots astatine the market.

He explained, "Police operatives responded to the study and arrested the suspect, identified arsenic Onoja Samuel, a Deputy Superintendent of Corps with the NSCDC."

He stated that preliminary investigations indicated that the fishy allegedly went to the marketplace with a pistol pursuing reports that immoderate traders had assaulted his wife.

During a confrontation with the traders, helium allegedly fired respective shots into the air, prompting the involution of information operatives.

Makama said the constabulary revealed that a CZ pistol and 17 rounds of unrecorded 9mm ammunition were recovered from the suspect.

He explained that the fishy remains successful constabulary custody and is expected to beryllium charged successful tribunal upon the decision of investigations.

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