The spokesperson for the Command, DSP Joseph Alabi, issued this warning in a statement in Lagos on Thursday.

“Anyone who is not traveling should not come to the airport as it will not be business as usual.

“The command has put machinery in place to deal with anyone caught or cannot explain his mission within the airport environment,” he said.

Alabi, while warning touts and touting within the airport space to stay away, noted that personnel who are not on uniform have been given the right to arrest and deal with anyone caught touting within the airport vicinity.

According to him,  travelers are expected to adhere strictly to all rules in relation to distance spacing, using face masks and hand sanitizers provided at the arrival and departure halls of the airports, adding that all intending travelers are make sure they are within the airport on time, to undergo all travel processes that need to be done on time before the departure of their flights.

“Hence, all are hereby advised to follow strictly all the guidelines stipulated by the NCDC and the airport authority in the country,” he said.

InsideOjodu recalls that the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, on July 1 announced that domestic flights would resume on July 8.

Sirika said operations would resume at the Murtala Mohammed Airport in Lagos and Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport in Abuja on July 8 with other airports to follow subsequently.