The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has announced the arrest of 21 persons said to include touts and illegal foreign exchange dealers at the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos.
The Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection of FAAN, Abdullahi Yakubu-Funtua, made this known on Sunday.
In a statement he issued, Yakubu-Funtua said the raids that led to the arrest were conducted by a joint team involving several security agencies working at the airport.
The statement said: “The Joint Monitoring Task Force and the Aviation Security Crime Investigation and Intelligence Unit has since the past few weeks conducted raids in this regard. Cable thieves and other miscreants have been apprehended in the course of these raids.
“On Friday the 4th of August 2023, the Murtala Muhammed Airport JMTF and AVSEC-CII raided the ITZ 1 and 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.
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“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.”
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