The Murtala Muhammed Airport command of the Nigeria Police has confirmed the arrest of one Kunle Oni, a suspected thief arrested on an Abuja – Lagos bound flight on Saturday.
Oni was caught stealing aboard Air Peace flight P47139 from Abuja to Lagos by other passengers.
Lagos Airport Police Command will on Monday arraign the suspect who allegedly stole N1, 008,000 aboard an Air Peace flight from Abuja to Lagos
The spokesperson for the command, DSP Joseph Alabi, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos that the suspect would be arraigned before an Ogba Magistrates’ Court for stealing.
Alabi said the suspect, who lives in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, allegedly stole the sums of N504, 000, N350, 000 and 154,000 aboard the flight.
He said the monies belonged to one Mr Olaniye and Mr Abubakar Jimoh, who were his co-passengers on board the flight.
Alabi said the suspect was apprehended by vigilant passengers and crew while pilfering from luggage aboard the flight, at about 11am on Saturday.
According to him, the suspect was thereafter handed over to the command upon landing in Lagos for investigation and prosecution.
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