Crime
Ex-con, 2 others held for stealing underground cable at Lagos airport
An ex-convict was among the three persons arrested by security operatives for allegedly stealing underground electric cable at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos.
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) in a statement said the suspects were nabbed in the authority’s training school on Friday, July 28.
The statement said the suspects were nabbed by a patrol team of officers from the aviation security’s crime investigation and intelligence (CII) unit, and the joint military task force (JMTF).
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“Two of the suspects were caught at about 03:52 hours today (Friday) while digging and cutting electric cables connecting the MMIA 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 05:56 hours, at Hajj & Cargo Terminal following confessions made by the two other suspects.
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