The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested a Deputy Superintendent with the Nigeria Safety and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for firing gunshots into the air at a marketplace in Kubwa, Abuja.
The Command’s spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, disclosed this in a commentary issued on Wednesday, following an incident reported to the police on October 25, 2026.
Adeh mentioned the Kubwa Police Department gained a misery name at about 1:50 p.m. reporting that an armed guy was once capturing into the air on the marketplace.
“Upon receipt of the document, police operatives hooked up to Kubwa Department have been promptly deployed to the scene. Following concerted efforts, the suspect was once effectively disarmed and arrested,” she mentioned.
The suspect was once recognized as Onoja Samuel, a Deputy Superintendent with the NSCDC.
In line with Adeh, Samuel went to the marketplace with a pistol after receiving studies that some investors had assaulted his spouse. He allegedly fired a number of photographs into the air throughout a next altercation.
The police spokesperson mentioned a CZ pistol and 17 rounds of are living 9mm ammunition have been recovered from him.
“The suspect is recently in police custody and might be charged to courtroom upon the realization of investigations,” she added.
Reacting to the incident, the FCT Commissioner of Police, CP Ahmed Muhammed Sanusi, suggested team of workers of sister safety businesses to workout restraint and tell the divisional police headquarters chargeable for their spaces of operation earlier than endeavor permitted operations.
He mentioned the measure would advertise correct coordination amongst safety businesses and save you avoidable friction.
The Command additionally suggested citizens to document emergencies thru its devoted hotlines.
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