In line with Management’s determination to rid the nation’s airport of corrupt officials, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has apprehended and suspended some officials caught extorting a passenger at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
Mrs. Henrietta Yakubu, General Manager, Corporate Affairs, said in a statement, weekend that the officials, who are staff of Aviation Security and Customer Service departments of the Authority have been immediately suspended, while the On Duty Card of their accomplice from the Nigeria Immigration Service has been withdrawn.
According to her, the action was taken to serve as a deterrent to other bad eggs in the system that are bent on tarnishing the image of the nation.