Another set of persons suspected of vandalising armored underground cables at Murtala Muhammed international Airport Lagos has been arrested by combined team of security operatives attached to the Airport
A statement by the Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection,Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Abdullahi Yakubu-Funtua said the three suspects were arrested around FAAN Training School.
“A combined patrol team of officers from 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,” Funtua said.
He added, “Two of the suspects were caught at about 0352hours while digging and cutting electric cables connecting the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Powerhouse(International Wing, (MMA) to the Domestic Terminal(MMA), while 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.”
Ongoing investigation revealed that one of the suspects was convicted and sentenced to 28days imprisonment for a similar offence, sometime in April, 2022.
The suspects are at present being interrogated by officials of FAAN AVSEC after which they will be handed over to the Police for prosecution.
