[dropcap]L[/dropcap]ess than a week after guards on duty at the Nigeria Airforce HQ NADC gate halted three cable thieves and apprehended one Usman Musa another set of alleged cable thieves have been caught.
Suspected electric cable thieves
This time, 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. READ ALSO: NAF apprehends suspected underground armored cable thief at MMIA
Director, Public Affairs & Consumer, ProtectionAbdullahi Yakubu-Funtua in a statement said 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).
He said 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 statement sent read,”Ongoing investigation revealed that one of the suspects was convicted and sentenced to 28 days imprisonment for a similar offense, 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.
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