The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) says security operatives have arrested three suspected underground electric cable thieves at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos.
In a statement on Friday, Abdullahi Yakubu-Funtua, FAAN’s director of public affairs and consumer protection, said the suspects were caught in the authority’sYakubu-Funtua said the suspects were nabbed by a patrol team of officers from the aviation security’s crime investigation and intelligence unit, and the joint military task force .
“Two of the suspects were caught at about 03:52 hours today while digging and cutting electric cables connecting the MMIA to the domestic terminal ,” the statement reads.“The third suspect, who serves as a link between the two other suspects and buyers at Arena Market, Oshodi, was apprehended at exactly 05:56 hours, at Hajj & Cargo Terminal following confessions made by the two other suspects.
“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 aviation security after which they will be handed over to the police for prosecution.”
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