Mohammed Shosanya
A combined patrol team of officers from Aviation Security’s Crime Investigation and Intelligence(CII) Unit, and the Joint Military Task Force(JMTF) have apprehended three persons suspected to be cable thieves around the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN).
A statement by Abdullahi Yakubu-Funtua, Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, FAAN said that two of the suspects were caught at about 03: 52hes, while digging and cutting electric cables connecting the international wing of the airport to the domestic wing.
It hinted that the third suspect, who serves as a link between the other two and buyers at Arena Market, Oshodi was apprehended at exactly 05: 56hr at Hajj & Cargo Terminal, following confessions made by the two other suspects.
Yakubu-Funtua stated 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.
FAAN said that the suspects are presently being interrogated by officials of its Aviation Security (AVSEC) after which they would be handed over to the police for prosecution.
