Barely, one week after a suspected thief was arrested at the Murtala Muhammed Airport(MMA),Lagos, three persons also suspected to also be cable  thieves have been nabbed by combined patrol team of officers from Aviation Security’s Crime Investigation and Intelligence(CII) Unit and the Joint Military Task Force(JMTF)around the FAAN Training School.

According to a statement signed by the Director, Public Affairs & Consumer Protection, Abdullahi Yakubu-Funtua,  two of the suspects were caught at about 0352 hours while digging and cutting electric  cables connecting the Murtala Muhammed International Airport(MMIA),Lagos Power House(International Wing, MMA) to the Domestic Terminal(MMA).

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 informed that the 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 FAAN AVSEC after which they will be handed over to the Police for prosecution.

FAAN, the statement assured, is committed to its core values of safety, security and comfort.