FAAN clamps down on touts, criminals at Lagos airport
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has clamped down on touts and other nonentities at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos in its determination to rid the nation’s airports of criminal elements.
The agency announced that its Joint Monitoring Task Force (JMTF) and the Aviation Security Crime Investigation & Intelligence (AVSEC-CII) Unit has, since the past few weeks, conducted raids in this regard.
Recall that barely a fortnight ago, the agency arrested some cable thieves and other miscreants at the same airport on two occasions.
“On Friday the 4th of August 2023, the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA) JMTF and AVSEC-CII raided the ITZ 1 & 2 landside, the carparks and the airport access roads.
“In the course of the raid, a total of 21 persons including touts, illegal foreign exchange dealers, hawkers and scavengers were arrested.
“The apprehended suspects have since been transferred to the Nigerian Police Force through the CII for further necessary action,” the agency said in a statement signed by Abdullahi Yakubu-Funtua
Director, Public Affairs & Consumer Protection, FAAN.
With these developments, FAAN has warned that “anyone who has no legitimate business at the airports should please desist from approaching the airports.
“The safety and security of airport users and the airport environment is of utmost importance and cannot be compromised.”
