FAAN Assures Eradication of Touting at the Airports 

Oru Leonard 

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), has said the Authority is determined to rid the airport environment of touts and perpetrators of illegitimate activities .

A press release signed by Mr. Abdullahi Yakubu-Funtua, Director, Public Affairs & Consumer Protection noted that the Joint Monitoring Task Force (JMTF) and the Aviation Security Crime Investigation & Intelligence (AVSEC-CII) Unit has since the past few weeks conducted raids in this regard. Cable thieves and other miscreants have been apprehended in the course of these raids.

Yakubu- Funtua disclosed that on Friday the 4th of August 2023, the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA) JMTF and AVSEC-CII raided the ITZ 1 & 2 landside, the carparks and the airport access roads.

In the course of the raid, a total of 21 persons including touts, illegal foreign exchange dealers, hawkers and scavengers were arrested. The apprehended suspects have since been transferred to the Nigerian Police Force through the CII for further necessary action.

FAAN warned anyone who has no legitimate business at the airports to desist from approaching the airports.

“The safety and security of airport users and the airport environment is of utmost importance and cannot be compromised”, Abdullahi stated.