NAF nabs underground cable vandal at Lagos airport

<p>Guards of the Nigeria Air Force who were on duty at the HQ NADC gate, caught a cable thief along the airport road by the NADC perimeter fence at about 1:35am on Friday.</p>, <p>Three thieves were sighted digging the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria’s underground armoured cable with a digger, shovel and cutlass.</p>, <p>On sighting the guards, they ran from the scene. A guard however opened fire on them, aiming at the shoulder of one of the thieves, who was later identified as Usman Musa.</p>, <p>A statement signed by FAAN’s Director of Public Affairs & Consumer Protection, Abdullahi Yakubu-Funtua, said, “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.</p>, <p>“He is receiving treatment at General Hospital Oyingbo while his other two accomplices escaped. Usman Musa will be properly interrogated after he has stabilised.</p>, <p>“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.”</p>, <p>This happened after days after unknown persons carted away the recently reinstalled airfield lighting systems at the domestic runway 18/36L of Murtala Muhammad Airport.</p>, <p>The PUNCH gathered that the disappearance of the approach lighting systems had raised security concerns in Nigeria’s busiest airports.</p>