FAAN denies allegations of £ 400 at Lagos airport – The Sun Nigeria

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By Chinelo Obogo

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has denied the allegations of a passenger, Mr Olakunle Fapohunda, who allegedly claimed that airport security officers stole £ 400 from him while he was going through the scanner at the airport. recently launched Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA).

In a statement signed by FAAN General Affairs Director Henrietta Yakubu, the agency said it investigated the allegation but found it false, insisting that CCTV footage at security points showed that ‘neither of the two accused officers touched the plateau.

FAAN said the only person who touched the tray was a ground attendant who was immediately behind him, and only pushed the tray forward to create space for his bag to come out of the x-ray machine.

‘Regarding Mr Olakunle Tayo Fapohunda’s allegation that two aviation security officials colluded and stole £ 400 from his wallet through the scanner on Wednesday 22 December 2021 , en route to London Heathrow on a Virgin Atlantic, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) would like to inform you that we have thoroughly investigated the allegation but found it to be false, as neither officer hit the plateau, as our CCTV footage clearly shows.

“We were able to clearly establish that throughout Mr. Olakunle’s movement inside the checkpoint, no one took anything off his set. While we appreciate these comments and would like to express our appreciation to them for the same, we would like to state that Aviation Security Corp is a disciplined company, which has always collected and returned many items that are left behind or lost by passengers over the years. year.

“While we are aware that it is not impossible to have a few bad eggs in the Corp, we would like to assure you that the Authority does not tolerate such acts of indiscipline, and we have conducted this investigation with the utmost care and due diligence.

“While advising that we should all be careful not to make public unsubstantiated allegations, as such acts have the potential to ruin the lives and careers of those involved, we would like to reassure our esteemed passengers that our airports are safe and secure, and our officers will continue to perform their duties in an efficient and professional manner, ”Yakubu said.

FAAN further promised that it was prepared to make the contents of the CCTV footage available to Mr Olakunle in case he wanted to see it.

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