NSCDC arrests officers over sale of weapons, recovers AK-47 rifle sold to buyer in Otukpo

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has uncovered an alleged diversion and amerciable merchantability of work rifles by immoderate of its personnel.

The NSCDC spokesperson, Babawale Afolabi, disclosed the improvement portion briefing newsmen on Friday in Abuja.

Afolabi said an probe led to the apprehension of a NSCDC unit astatine the office who was recovered to beryllium complicit successful the crime.

According to him, the probe and apprehension were carried retired by the Commandant-General’s Special Intelligence Squad, CG’s SIS, headed by Commander Dandaura Appollos.

Afolabi said that the unnamed personnel, aft his shift, allegedly removed an AK-47 firearm from his station alternatively of returning it to the armoury.

He said that investigations revealed that the unit concealed the firearm successful 2 polythene bags, abandoned his work station without authorisation and transported the limb to Otukpo successful Benue.

“The probe revealed that the serviceman subsequently delivered the firearm to idiosyncratic successful Otukpo nether a anterior statement for N700,000,” helium said.

The purchaser allegedl...