January 10, 2022

Airport security have arrested 90 airport staff for allegedly engaging in issuance of fake COVID-19 results and other criminal activities including criminal partnerships with touts to defraud the travelling public.

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria disclosed this is a statement issued on Monday, stressing that 89 of the suspects have been handed over to the police.

FAAN General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Henrietta Yakubu, said the suspects were arrested in Lagos and Abuja for touting, unauthorised entry, trespass, illegal facilitation, forgery, loitering, theft, public nuisance and arguments, amongst others.

FAAN said some of those arrested are staff of Patovilki Nigeria Limited, Lakewood Services, and the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) Plc.

“Of the total arrested, 59 were handed over to the airport police command in Abuja for prosecution, while 30 were handed over to the police force in Lagos for same.

“FAAN will like to use this opportunity to warn those that do not have any legitimate business at the airports, as well as airport staff carrying out illegal duties to desist from such acts, as the Authority will not hesitate to arrest and hand over such individuals for prosecution.”

Since the outbreak of Covid-19, some airport staff have turned the issuance of vaccination card into a racket, a trend that has resulted in the rejection of some vaccination documents from Nigeria in some parts of the world.