The FCT Police Command has arrested a serving officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, for allegedly firing sporadically into the air at a market in Kubwa, Abuja.
:In a statement signed by the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, Josephine Adeh, the suspect, identified as Onoja Samuel, is a Deputy Superintendent of Corps with the NSCDC.
The statement says the suspect allegedly went to the market armed with a pistol following reports that some traders had assaulted his wife.
During an ensuing argument with the traders, he allegedly fired several shots into the air.
Police operatives attached to Kubwa Division were deployed to the scene and successfully disarmed and arrested the suspect.
A CZ pistol and seventeen rounds of live 9mm ammunition were recovered from him.
The police say the suspect is currently in custody and will be charged to court upon the conclusion of investigations.
The Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, Ahmed Sanusi, has urged personnel of sister security agencies to exercise restraint and notify the police divisions responsible for their areas before conducting authorised operations within the FCT.
He says the measure will promote proper coordination and prevent avoidable clashes between security agencies.
(Editor: Roluke Ogundele)
