The Nigeria Police Force’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) command has apprehended a former Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) official who was offering sophisticated guns for sale to criminals operating in the Abuja-Kaduna forests.
At a press briefing on Wednesday, March 5, Mustafa Mohammed, the Officer in Charge of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit, reported the terminated officer’s detention; however, his identity has not been made public.
According to Mohammed, an intelligence-driven police effort led to the suspect’s capture.
The transfer of these weapons to criminal organizations that would have used them for destructive purposes was successfully prevented by this operation, he explained.
The security officer said that the command was able to “intercept the firearms from the dismissed immigration officer, who was attempting to deliver them to bandits causing unrest in the Abuja-Kaduna area” since it was based on actionable intelligence. During the delivery attempt, the weapons were successfully intercepted thanks to the prompt reception of this intelligence.
Among the guns confiscated was a highly advanced, fully automatic pistol with an integrated silencer, the Scorpion CZ EVO3.
“The 2022 Scorpion series model is the most recent model. It has burst, automated, and single modes of operation. The magazine may carry 20 to 30 rounds, depending on the configuration, and it is a very advanced weapon. Mohammed disclosed, “We also found 52 rounds of ammunition that could have been a serious danger if they had gotten into the hands of criminals.”
Between January and February 28, 2025, 300 people were taken into custody, according to FCT Commissioner of Police Tunji Disu, who also provided more information about recent force operations.
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“The FCT Police Command has stepped up its operations in an effort to rid the Federal Capital Territory of criminal elements and crime, and from January 1st to February 28th, 2025, it conducted a number of high-impact raids,” Disu stated.
The arrest of 300 suspects and the discovery of a sizable stockpile of weapons, ammunition, and illegal substances are the results of these swift, intelligence-driven, and tactically precise efforts. A total of fifty-nine armed robbers were apprehended.
Ten kidnappers and informants have been detained in all. There were nine armed robbers neutralized in total. There were seven kidnappers neutralized in total. There were 16 cultists detained in total.
Furthermore, he stated that specific raids and clearance operations were carried out at known criminal hiding places.
By deploying specialized tactical teams to raid known criminal hideouts and black spots around the FCT, the Command showed its steadfast commitment to people’ protection. Dei-Dei, Karu, Gwarinpa, Jikwoyi, Karimo, and Maitama were among the high-risk locations that were covered by these investigations.
Disu continued, “In addition, abandoned buildings throughout the city that are often utilized as bases for planning illegal activities and as hideouts have been identified and will be the focus of ongoing surveillance and raids.”
The following lists a few of the recovered items:
