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The FCT Police Command has arrested 33-year-old Obinna Nwigwe, for allegedly shooting his friend, Andrew Philemon, during a heated argument at Najob Guest House in Bwari.
The FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, confirmed the incident in a statement on Tuesday.
She described the incident as a disturbing case of violent crime.
According to the statement, the incident occurred on 26 December 2024, when police officers responded to a distress call about gunfire. Upon arriving at the scene, they found 29-year-old Philemon critically injured from a gunshot wound. Nwigwe, armed with a pump-action rifle, claimed the shooting was in self-defence after the argument escalated.
“Police officers swiftly responded to the distress call and arrested Obinna Nwigwe at the scene. A search of his residence later revealed a shocking cache of weapons,” Adeh stated.
The search uncovered a cache of weapons, including five Dane guns, one English-made single-barrel gun, an AK-47 magazine containing 29 rounds of 7.62 live ammunition, four live cartridges, 17 spent cartridges, a bow with arrows, various knives, a sword stick, a toy gun, a taser, a bulletproof jacket, and multiple sets of police uniforms and boots.
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