Nigeria Air Force officials have arrested one suspected armoured cable thief at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, in Lagos.
The suspect, according to a statement on Friday by the Director Public Affairs & Consumer Protection of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Abdullahi Yakubu-Funtua, and two others were sighted digging FAAN underground armored cable with the aid of a digger, shovel, and cutlass.
MMIA Authority said it believes the incident could be a clue to unraveling the theft of the Runway Lighting at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja.
The statement reads: “At about 01:35hrs on July 21, 2023, the guards on duty at the Nigeria Airforce HQ NADC gate halted three cable thieves along the airport road by NADC perimeter fence who were sighted digging the FAAN underground armored cable with the aid of a digger, shovel, and cutlass.
“On sighting the guards, they took to their heels. A guard however opened fire on them, aiming at the shoulder of Usman Musa.
Usman Musa, 28 years old, a native of Adamawa State, residing at Ijora sustained gunshot wounds.
“He was subsequently arrested and taken to 661NAFH Ikeja.”
The statement continues: “He is presently receiving treatment at General Hospital Oyingbo while his other two accomplices escaped.
“Usman Musa will be properly interrogated after he has stabilised.
“The Authority believes that this incident could be a relevant clue to unraveling the theft of the Runway Lighting at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja”.
The Nation / Titilayo Kupoliyi
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