Mobolaji Michael
A total of 21 persons including touts, illegal foreign exchange dealers, hawkers and scavengers have been arrested by the Joint Monitoring Task Force (JMTF) and the Aviation Security Crime Investigation & Intelligence (AVSEC-CII) Unit of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN).
Disclosing this piece of information is the Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection of FAAN, Abdullahi Yakubu-Funtua.
Abdullahi Yakubu-Funtua said the raids which were carried out in the past few weeks were aimed at ridding the airport environment and touts and perpetrators of illegitimate activities.
He said cable thieves and other miscreants were apprehended in the course of these raids.
“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.
“FAAN warns 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”, Abdullahi Yakubu-Funtua said in a statement.
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