The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad (CG’s SIS) has arrested four suspects for illegal possession of firearms, gunrunning, kidnapping, banditry, and job racketeering.
According to a statement by NSCDC National Public Relations Officer, CSC Babawale Zaid Afolabi, the squad recovered:
Two automatic rifles with three magazines
An AK-47 rifle with 15 live rounds
One FN rifle with two live rounds
One live cartridge
Nine locally fabricated pistols
One bayonet
Two pairs of Nigerian Forest Security Services uniforms
The arrested suspects were identified as Umar Ibrahim (35), Nura Abubakar (20), and Mohammed Sule (20). They were apprehended at Ukoso Komva Ward in Wamba Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.
The statement revealed that during interrogation, three of the suspects claimed they were deceived into the crime by an individual known as Ali, who is currently on the run. They said Ali recruited them to help sell firearms but were arrested while delivering them to a buyer.
Additionally, another suspect, Lar Changkur, a volunteer with the Nigerian Forest Security Services, was arrested in Bauchi State for alleged involvement in gunrunning.
Meanwhile, the squad also arrested 62-year-old Felix Clerkson for job racketeering. Investigations revealed that over 120 fake NSCDC appointment letters were recovered from him. He was arrested in Nasarawa Eggon after defrauding unsuspecting victims of over ₦26 million, with total fraud amounting to ₦55 million. His accomplices are currently on the run.
The NSCDC confirmed that all suspects will be charged to court upon the completion of investigations.
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