Why we barred a Passenger from using NAIA, Abuja

Oru Leonard 

An Air Peace passenger, Oghenmini Oyibo Great, was recently barred from using the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), for wilfully damaging the lock at the boarding gate.

A press statement made available to News Dot Africa by Mrs Faithful A. Hope-Ivbaze, Ag. GM Corporate Affairs of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), reads:

“At about 20:10hrs of 24th March , 2023, an aggrieved passenger on delayed Air Peace flight to Benin forced the boarding gate door and damaged the lock .

No major injury was sustained by the passengers and staff.
ACTION TAKEN :
The suspect was arrested by a joint team of security personnel and brought to Crime Intelligence and Investigation Unit (CIIU), office of the Aviation Security.
He was interrogated and statement was taken from him.

The airport staff at the boarding gate witnessed the incident.
The suspect OGHENEMINI OYIBO GREAT with seat number 10c Air Peace Flight P47172 was transferred to the Airport Police Command on transfer form number 0387470 and was received by inspector Benson with force identification number 17289.

The airport wishes to declare him persona non-grata.
He will no longer be allowed to fly out or into Abuja airport.”

Mrs Faithful A. Hope-Ivbaze
Ag. GM Corporate Affairs.