Police Recover Large Ammunition Cache After Shooting Incident in Abuja

By Patrick Idowu

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Police Command has recovered a significant cache of ammunition from a 33-year-old suspect, Obinna Nwigwe, following a shooting incident at Najob Guest House in Bwari Area Council.

Police spokesperson SP Josephine Adeh revealed that officers responded to a gunfire report on December 26, 2024, and discovered 29-year-old Andrew Philemon critically injured.

Nwigwe, who shot Philemon during a heated argument, claimed he acted in self-defense and was armed with a pump-action rifle.

A subsequent search of Nwigwe’s residence uncovered five dane guns, an English-made single-barrel gun, an AK-47 magazine with 29 rounds of ammunition, four live cartridges, 17 spent cartridges, a bow and arrows, knives, a sword stick, a toy gun, a taser, a bulletproof jacket, and multiple police uniforms and boots.

Philemon is currently receiving treatment at the National Hospital, while Nwigwe remains in custody pending further investigation and prosecution.