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.
He said that the suspect would be
charged to court for illegal possession of firearms, adding that even
registered guns were not allowed at examination centres.
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