Comptroller-General of Immigration, Muhammad Babandede Aviation

AVSEC Arrest Immigration Officers at MMIA over Human Trafficking

Two officials of the Nigerian Immigration Service attached to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos have been arrested by members of the Aviation Security (AVSEC) of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) for allegedly aiding human trafficking. THISDAY gathered from an insider that the officers had attempted to traffic six underage girls to […]

Security Threat: FAAN Begins Profiling of Airport Personnel

In order to forestall security breach and incursions,the nation’s airports the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has started profiling workers who provide services at the various terminals of the major airports in the country. THISDAY learnt that this was in response to the recent unconfirmed reports of alleged pilferage of bags on taxing business […]

Stowaways and Desperation to Leave Nigeria

  Many Nigerians have died in their attempt to stowaway from the country, but despite the deaths, others still struggle to get out through such precarious means. Despite the gory experiences, tragedies and deaths of Nigerians who tried to get to Europe by land, Nigerians have not stopped the attempt to go to the West […]

FAAN SETS UP PANEL TO INVESTIGATE FIRE INCIDENT AT HEADQUARTERS

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has set up investigation panel to find out the remote and immediate cause of the fire that engulfed the headquarters of the agency on Tuesday. According to eyewitness account, the fire, which affected the audit and commercial section of the headquarters started at about 9:00 am but was […]