A former immigration officer who was trying to sell high-tech weaponry to bandits operating in the Abuja-Kaduna woodlands was apprehended by the Federal Capital Territory Police Command.  

A police operation conducted by intelligence resulted in the arrest of the terminated officer, whose identity was not revealed.  

Mustafa Mohammed, the Officer in Charge of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit, told reporters in Abuja on Wednesday that the operation stopped the weapons from getting to criminal elements who could have used them to commit murder.

Mohammed said, “Acting on intelligence, the command intercepted these guns from a dismissed immigration officer attempting to sell them to bandits terrorising the Abuja-Kaduna forest. The intelligence was received in time, and the arms were intercepted while he was trying to make the delivery.”

Mohammed claimed that a Scorpion CZ EVO3, a sophisticated, fully automatic gun with an integrated silencer, was one of the weapons found.

“This is the latest model, the 2022 version of the Scorpion series. It can be used in single, automatic, or burst mode. It is a highly sophisticated weapon, and its magazine can hold between 20 to 30 rounds, depending on the configuration. We also recovered 52 rounds of ammunition which could have posed a severe threat had they fallen into the hands of criminals.”

On his part, the FCT Commissioner of Police, Tunji Disu, said a total of 300 suspects were arrested between January and February 28, 2025.

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