Following this, the agency said investigations into the incident are ongoing.
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The expansion project, according to a press release signed by the FAAN General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Henrietta Yakubu is expected to commence any moment from now, assuring that it will only hamper passenger facilitation minimally at the terminal, as normal passenger check-in will not be affected in any way.
The indictment which is contained in a press statement issued Monday by the FAAN General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Henrietta Yakubu followed an altercation that ensued between the NCS and AVSEC officers last week Thursday.
FAAN General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Henrietta Yakubu in a press release she signed Friday, clarified that the agency is re-emphasizing the policy to ensure operational safety, following a recently averted airside incident involving a Customs official, at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos.
Recall that a traveler, Olakunle Tayo Fapohunda, had alleged that two officials of Aviation Security connived, and pilfered the sum of £400 from his wallet, while going through the scanning machine on Wednesday, December 22, 2021, enroute London Heathrow on a Virgin Atlantic flight,
According to a statement by Henrietta Yakubu, FAAN’s General Manager, Corporate Affairs, this year’s event, with the theme ‘Promoting Security Culture in Nigerian Airports’, is being held in accordance with the stipulations of Airports Council International (ACI-Africa) from 25th to 28th October, 2021.
Mrs Henrietta Yakubu , the General Manager, Corporate Affairs, said in a statement that in preparation for the actual ‘Go Live’, slated for Monday, July 5, 2021, the authority has deployed a modern car park solution with a distinct entry gate and an exit gate.
In a statement on Friday by Mrs Henrietta Yakubu, the General Manager, Corporate Affairs, the agency said it had already mobilized necessary resources to address the challenge, and that all hands are presently on the deck to restore normalcy in passenger facilitation.