Officers of the Nigerian Airforce have apprehended three cable thieves along the airport road perimeter fence who were sighted digging the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), underground amoured cable.
According to a press release by the Director Public Affairs and Consumer Protection,
Abdullahi Yakubu-Funtua , the thieves, on sighting the officers at the Nigerian Air force headquarters took to their heels.
He said a guard however opened fire on them ,aiming at the shoulder of Usman Musa , one of the thieves.
Usman Musa , 28years old, a native of Adamawa State, residing at Ijora sustained gunshot wounds. He was subsequently arrested and taken to 661NAFH Ikeja.
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 unravelling the theft of the Runway Lighting at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja
