21-year-old
candidate of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination was arrested for
bringing firearms into one of the centres at the ongoing examinations in
Nasarawa State.
The state’s
commandant of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Mr. Bashir
Lawal-Kano, told journalists in Lafia about the arrest on Thursday.
He said that
the suspect was arrested at the Nasarawa State Polytechnic centre during a
search at the entrance to the hall.
Lawal-Kano
said the suspect was found to be in possession of a locally-made pistol and two
rounds of live ammunition.
He said upon
interrogation, the suspect confessed that someone gave him the gun for safe
keeping.
0 comments:
Post a comment