The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has suspended some officials who were caught extorting a passenger at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. FAAN disclosed this in a statement on its official Facebook page signed by the General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Henrietta Yakubu, on Saturday. The statement noted that the officials are staff of the Aviation Security and Customer Service departments of FAAN, while the On Duty Cards of their accomplice from the Nigerian Immigration Service had been withdrawn. The statement read, “In line with the Management’s determination to rid the nation’s airport of corrupt officials, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has apprehended and suspended officials caught extorting a passenger at the Muritala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos,” the statement read. “The officials, who are staff of Aviation Security and Customer Service departments of the Authority, were immediately suspended, while the On Duty Card of their accomplice from the Nigeria Immigration Service has been withdrawn.

Source: Punch November 27, 2021 16:56 UTC