AT about 01:35hrs today, Friday July 21, 2023, the guards on duty at the Nigeria Airforce HQ NADC gate halted three alleged cable thieves along the airport road by NADC perimeter fence.
The suspects were sighted digging the FAAN underground amoured cable with the aid of a digger, shovel and cutlass.
According to a press statemrnt signed by Abdullahi Yakubu-Funtua, Director Public Affairs & Consumer Protection at FAAN, on sighting the guards, they took to their heels. A guard however opened fire on them, aiming at the shoulder of Usman Musa.
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
