Mrs Henrietta Yakubu, General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, said on Thursday Customs officers forcefully took over Gate 3 of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport and gained  access the Security Restricted Area via the gate.
“At about 1745hrs on Thursday, January 20, 2022, while the AVSEC officers on day duty at Gate 3 of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport were profiling a NAHCO vehicle that wanted to access the Security Restricted Area (SRA) via gate 3, the Customs Area Comptroller for Hajj and Cargo Terminal suddenly emerged and pulled off behind the NAHCO vehicle that was being attended to and CSC Agunbiade, a customs officer on the Area Comptroller’s entourage later shoved aside the AVSEC Officer at the gate, forcefully took over the gate and opened it for the Comptroller and his escorts to  access the Security Restricted Area via the gate.
“While accessing the gate, the  armed escorts to the Comptroller threatened to beat up the AVSEC officers at the gate if they dare resist their assault and breach of security.
“This blatant abuse of the privilege of bearing firearms by the NCS has become a recurrent threat to the Safety and Security of our Staff and our operations,” said Yakubu in a statement.
She urged all stakeholders to respect the mandate of the Authority in the interest of national security and operational safety, and assured that the Authority would keep on working to resolve all of its challenges decisively.