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An armed NSCDC officer, Onoja Samuel, allegedly stormed a market in Kubwa, Abuja, with a pistol after reports that traders had assaulted his wife, and fired shots into the air during an argument.
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FCT Police operatives arrested the Deputy Superintendent of Corps following a distress call reporting gunfire at the market on October 25, 2026.
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Police recovered a CZ pistol and 17 rounds of live 9mm ammunition from the suspect, who remains in custody pending the conclusion of investigations.
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FCT Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Muhammed Sanusi, urged sister security agencies to coordinate with relevant police divisions before conducting authorised operations within the territory.
October 28, (THEWILL) – An alleged assault on his wife reportedly triggered a gunfire incident at a market in Kubwa, Abuja, after an armed Deputy Superintendent of Corps with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Onoja Samuel, allegedly stormed the market with a pistol and fired shots into the air during an argument with traders.
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command said Samuel was arrested following a distress call reporting that a man was firing a pistol at the market on Sunday, October 25, 2026, at about 1:50 p.m.
The FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, saying operatives attached to the Kubwa Police Division promptly responded to the report, disarmed the suspect and arrested him.
According to the statement, preliminary investigations revealed that Samuel allegedly went to the market armed with a pistol following reports that some traders had assaulted his wife.
The statement said the situation escalated during an argument, prompting the officer to allegedly fire shots into the air.
“During an argument, he fired shots into the air”, the statement said.
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The police disclosed that a CZ pistol and 17 rounds of live 9mm ammunition were recovered from the suspect.
Samuel remains in police custody and will be charged in court after the conclusion of investigations, the command added.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, CP Ahmed Muhammed Sanusi, PhD, FCAI, has urged personnel of sister security agencies to notify the police divisions responsible for their operational areas before carrying out sanctioned operations within the territory.
According to the statement, Sanusi emphasised the need for restraint and proper coordination among security agencies to prevent avoidable clashes.
The command also urged residents to report security concerns and suspicious activities through its emergency lines: 08032003913 and 08061581938.:
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