{
  "id": 5581328,
  "title": "NSCDC arrests personnel over claims of sale of service rifles",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/nscdc-arrests-personnel-over-claims-of-sale-of-service-rifles",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T15:24:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/nscdc-arrests-personnel-over-claims-of-sale-of-service-rifles/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested one of its personnel over the alleged sale of a service rifle. According to the NSCDC spokesperson, Babawale Afolabi, an investigation led to the arrest at the headquarters.\n\nThe personnel, after his shift, allegedly removed an AK-47 rifle from his post and transported it to Otukpo in Benue, where it was sold for N700,000. The buyer then resold the rifle to an illicit arms buyer known as IBB for N800,000, as per Daily Post Nigeria.\n\nThe NSCDC said the arrest was carried out by the Commandant-General’s Special Intelligence Squad, headed by Commander Dandaura Appollos. The personnel had attempted to conceal the offence when questioned about the missing weapon and allegedly tried to sign out another rifle.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "NSCDC arrests personnel over claims of sale of service rifles",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/nscdc-arrests-personnel-over-claims-of-sale-of-service-rifles-5581792",
        "published": "2026-09-04T15:26:29.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}