August 06, (THEWILL) – Barely a fortnight after three persons suspected to be cable thieves around the Murtala Muhammed Airport were arrested, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), on Thursday, arrested gangs of touts that were milling around the airport.
On Friday, August 4 2023, the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA) Joint Monitoring Task Force (JMTF) and the Aviation Security Crime Investigation & Intelligence (AVSEC-CII) unit 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 Authority, in a statement issued weekend, signed by the Director, Public Affairs & Consumer Protection, Abdullahi Yakubu-Funtua, stated that the Agency is determined to rid the airport environment of touts and perpetrators of illegitimate activities.
FAAN warned that anyone who has no legitimate business at the airport should please desist from approaching the airport.
“The safety and security of airport users and the airport environment is of utmost importance and cannot be compromised,” it added.
The JMTF and the AVSEC-CII unit have, in the past few weeks, conducted raids in this regard, apprehending cable thieves and other miscreants in the course of the raids.
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Anthony Awunor, is a business correspondent who holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Linguistics (UNILAG). He is also an alumnus of the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria Kaduna State. He lives in Lagos.
