How NSCDC officer fired gunshots at Abuja market over 'assault' on spouse

An officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, recognized as Onoja Samuel, has landed in police web for allegedly firing gunshots in Kubwa market, Abuja.

The incident occurred on Monday.

The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Police spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, who disclosed the event in a press release on Wednesday, mentioned the Kubwa Police Division obtained a misery name a few man armed with a pistol who was firing photographs into the air on the market.

It was gathered that the suspect, a Deputy Superintendent of Corps, had allegedly gone to the market with a pistol following studies that some merchants had assaulted his spouse.

The officer engaged the merchants in an argument earlier than allegedly firing a number of photographs into the air.

“During the arrest, a CZ pistol and seventeen (17) rounds of live 9mm ammunition were recovered from the suspect,” the FCT police spokesperson mentioned in a press release.

The NSCDC officer is presently in police custody and could be charged to courtroom upon the conclusion of investigations.