The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria says it has arrested 21 persons, including louts, illegal foreign exchange dealers, hawkers, and scavengers, at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos.
The Director, of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, FAAN, Mr Abdullahi Yakubu-Funtua, made this known in a statement on Sunday in Lagos.
He said that the suspects had been handed over to the police for further action.
According to him, the arrest is part of FAAN’s effort to sanitise the airport environment and rid it of louts and others engaged in illegitimate activities.
“The Joint Monitoring Task Force and the Aviation Security Crime Investigation and Intelligence Unit have since the past few weeks conducted raids in this regard.
“Cable thieves and other miscreants have been apprehended in the course of these raids.
“On Friday, August 4, 2023, the Murtala Muhammed Airport JMTF and AVSEC-CII raided the ITZ 1 and 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 Nigeria Police Force through the CII for further necessary action,” he said.