Lagos, July 28, 2023 – A combined team of patrol officers from the Aviation Security’s Crime Investigation and Intelligence(CII) Unit, and the Joint Military Task Force(JMTF) have arrested three persons suspected to be cable thieves around the FAAN Training School.
This is contained in a press statement by Abdullahi Yakubu-Funtua Director, Public Affairs & Consumer Protection for the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria and made available to 108scoop.com in Lagos on Saturday.
It said that two of the suspects were caught at about 0352hours today while digging and cutting electric cables connecting the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Powerhouse (International Wing,MMA) to the Domestic Terminal (MMA).
FAAN added that the third suspect, who serves as a link between the two other suspects and buyers at Arena Market, Oshodi was apprehended at exactly 0556hours, at Hajj & Cargo Terminal following confessions made by the two other suspects.
The Authority explained that ongoing investigation revealed that one of the suspects was convicted and sentenced to 28 days imprisonment for a similar offence, sometime in April, 2022.
The suspects are presently being interrogated by officials of FAAN AVSEC after which they will be handed over to the Police for prosecution. (108scoop.com)
