By Kola Alhassan
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has dismissed two officials of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport (MMIA), Lagos.
The dismissed officers were also banned from working at any Nigerian airport.
The officers whose identities remained undisclosed were sacked for allegedly extorting a 14-year-old by collecting N8000 from her.
It was gathered that the mother of the extorted girl took to Twitter express her displeasure after her daughter travelling on Qatar Airline on February 19 was extorted by by officers of NIS.
Ag. General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Faithful A. Hope-Ivbaze in a statement yesterday said FAAN Aviation Security officers investigated and discovered it was true after seeing them on CCTV.
The statement reads: “Consequently, the officers were made to refund the exact amount collected from the passenger.
“Their On Duty Cards were also withdrawn permanently, and they have been banned from working in any Nigerian airport, to serve as a deterrent to others.
“We would like to commend the mother of the child, who has confirmed receipt of the money, for deeming it fit to escalate the case, and assisting us tremendously in the course of our investigation.
“Also, we would like to express our appreciation to the Comptroller of Immigration, MMA and her team for her cooperation and support in addressing this issue.
“The authority will continue to identify and sanction any airport official (including FAAN officials) found to be extorting passengers or perpetuating any act of illegality at our airports.”
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