About 17 check-in luggage of the popular Nigerian music artist, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, have been impounded at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos by security operatives. Informed source at the airport said the security operatives decided to impound the luggage following alleged attacks on Aviation Security (AVSEC), Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) […]
Officials of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and other security operatives have expressed concern about the extortion of passengers by the officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the MurtalaMuhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. THISDAY investigations revealed that the NDLEA officials have become a menace at the airport, and damaging the […]
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has listed the six agencies approved to interface with passengers at the country’s airports henceforth. In a “Public Notice” issued, FAAN informed airlines, passengers and the general public of the new development. The Public Notice reads: “The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria hereby serves notice to Airlines, passengers […]
The federal government plans to arm aviation security (AVSEC) of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) is an effort to fortify the airports against possible terror attacks, THISDAY has learnt. AVSEC is trained to manage airport security and it is recognised by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) as the only body that provides […]
Baggage handling workers have been fingered in the stowaway incidents at the nation’s airports. Security experts at the airport hinted that investigations into the recent stowaway incident involving an Arik Air aircraft revealed that insiders aid stowaways. A man who stowed away in Arik Aircraft was found dead in the flight shortly after it arrived […]