Police arrest NSCDC officer over shooting at Kubwa market

By Kingsley Omonobi
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested a Deputy Superintendent of Corps with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) over alleged sporadic shooting at a market in Kubwa, Abuja.
The police said a pistol and 17 rounds of live 9mm ammunition were recovered from the suspect, identified as Onoja Samuel.
The command’s spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, said the incident occurred at about 1:50 p.m. on October 25, 2026, following a distress call reporting that a man armed with a pistol was firing into the air at the market.
Adeh said operatives attached to the Kubwa Police Division were promptly deployed to the scene and, after conce...