The  Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has denied shooting allegations against it just as it announced arrests of seven suspects .

The Command’s Public Relations Officer , SP Josephine Adeh said the force was aware of videos circulating on social media alleging that personnel of the Command shot at some members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) at their headquarters in Garki II, Abuja, but described the allegations as false and misleading .

According to the FCT Police command, the allegations and claims are only aimed at rousing public sentiments.

The statement said: “on 23rd of March 2026, at approximately 7:00 a.m., a distress call was received by the FCT Police Command reporting that about 300 individuals, armed with cutlasses, bottles, bows, and arrows, had stormed the NURTW headquarters along Sapele Street, Garki II, Abuja, and were removing items from the premises.

“In a swift response, the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Operations, DCP Isyaku Sharu, led a response team to the scene. Upon arrival, preliminary investigations revealed that the suspects were attempting to enforce a court order on the premises without the presence of court sheriffs and other officials.

“This action degenerated into a physical confrontation when other members of the NURTW attempted to resist them. Which led to one victim being inflicted with severe machete wounds to the neck. He was rescued by the Police team, while several others who sustained varying degrees of injuries were rushed to a nearby hospital for medical treatment.

“The following suspects were arrested at the scene: Sulaiman A. Musa,

Nasiru Ibrahim, Alhaji Sadisu Musa, Dalha Suleiman,Abdullahi Garba,Sheed Fojebi and Ibikunle T Baruwa .”

The command said they arrested have been charged to Magistrate court 1 Wuse Zone 2, While normalcy has since been restored to the area.