Police operatives attached to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command have arrested a personnel of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) in possession of assorted firearms and ammunition.
The suspect, whose identity has not yet been disclosed, was apprehended on Monday afternoon in the Zuma area of the state.
The office was said to be unable to provide a reasonable explanation for how he obtained the weapons or where he was transporting them, which raised suspicions of a possible arms deal with criminals.
Reports indicated that police disclosed that the arrest followed an intelligence report linked to a missing person case.
Upon searching the suspect, officers recovered a cache of weapons, including four AK-47 magazines, four magazines of CZ Scorpion rifles, two CZ Scorpion rifles, 139mm ammunition, and two pistols (Diakon and CZ models).
FCT Commissioner of Police, Olatunji Disu, who confirmed the arrest to The Nation stated that the suspect was currently undergoing interrogation.
“They have just brought the suspect before me, and he is being questioned. That’s all I can confirm at the moment,” Disu said.
