The Akwa Ibom State government has
reiterated her commitment towards making Akwa Ibom International airport the
safest and most equipped in the country.
Commissioner for Special Duties Barr
Austin Mbeh disclosed this when he paraded some suspected members of a
syndicated that specializes in coordinated theft of airport equipment.
Commissioner Mbeh lamented that it
was unfortunate that despite government’s intensified efforts at providing an
international airport for the state, miscreants were going around to steal and
sabotage the noble intentions of government.
The Special Duties boss said that
following incessant reports of pilfering at the airport, the government decided
to inject a new strategy in the security system and this paid off with the
arrest of members of the gang, maintaining that they will be immediately handed
over to the police for appropriate investigation.
The arrested suspects were all
staffers of Gitto Construction company, the firm handling the new taxiway of
the airport.
They included Bassey Adeyo from
Okobo, Bruno Etim from Nsit Atai and Edem Etim Ukana a compactor operator who
hails from Uyo.
Bassey Adeyo and Bruno Etim both
confessed to involvement in the robbery and explained that the buyers usually
come from neighbouring communities following tip off by some dozer operators in
the company.
Four Jerry Cans loaded with diesel
and the sum of N12,000 were recovered from them
Others indicted and equally handed
over to the police were a dozer operator Owoidighe Francis, an indigene of Ikot
Abasi, Vincent Sunday George from Akai Ubium inNsit ubium as well as a safety
staff Udoudo Nseyen an indigene of Nsit Atai.
The suspects were accused of
specializing in organizing the theft of key facilities at the airport. However
luck ran out of them when the security personnel at the airport thwarted their
effort at pilfering fuel from machines in the airport.
The Managing Director of the Ibom
Airport Development Company, Captain Jari William said the airport will improve
on her security and appreciated the commissioner for Special Duties for being
very responsive to the situation, while the Airport Project Coordinator of
Gitto Construction company Mr Ghana Rasbieh vowed to dismiss all staff found
culpable in the incident.
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