Bandits Attack in Kaduna Airport: Normalcy restored, says FAAN
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has announced that a group of bandits attacked the Kaduna airport in the early hours of Saturday 26th March 2022.
The attack, according to FAAN, disrupted operations at the airport, with one casualty reported.
However, the bandits were repelled by a joint security team and normalcy has been restored, the authority said.
“The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) regrets to state that a group of bandits attacked the Runway 05 axis of Kaduna airport earlier in the day.
“However, a combined team of anti-banditry military personnel and Crime investigation unit of FAAN Aviation Security Department swiftly intervened for the rescue operation, with one casualty reported in the incident.
“Normalcy has since been restored at the airport. The team also recovered two motorbikes abandoned by the bandits.
“Additionally, heavy reinforcement team from the Nigerian Defence Academy is on the ground to ensure safety and security of airport workers/users. The FAAN AVSEC Department has equally released operational vehicles to the team for patrol purposes.
“The Authority uses this opportunity to sympathise with the family and friends of the victim of this unfortunate incident.
“We shall continue to give further updates where necessary.”
