A Nigerian police officer is arrested for shooting at a market in Abuja
A suspect named Onoja Samuel was arrested at a market in Kubwa, Abuja. Police say he fired shots into the air after reports of traders assaulting an officer's wife. Officers went to the market with a pistol. Police recovered a CZ pistol and 17 rounds of live 9mm ammunition.
- Police recovered a CZ pistol and 17 rounds of live 9mm ammunition from the suspect.
- The police stated that the officer went to the market armed with a pistol after reports of traders assaulting his wife.
- Onoja Samuel allegedly fired shots into the air during a confrontation with traders at a market in Kubwa, Abuja.
- Police operatives from the Kubwa Division were sent to the scene.
- The suspect will be charged to court after investigations conclude.
- NSCDC ordered an Orderly Room Trial to determine officer culpability.
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