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JMTF raids Lagos airport, arrests 21 touts, illegal foreign exchange dealers

JMTF raids Lagos airport, arrests 21 touts, illegal foreign exchange dealers

Parts of Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos was on Friday raided by men of Joint Monitoring Task Force (JMTF) and the Aviation Security Crime Investigation and Intelligence.

A statement signed by Abdullahi Yakubu-Funtua, Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), said 21 persons including illegal foreign currency dealers, touts, among others, were arrested.

The statement reads in full : “The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) is determined to rid the airport environment of touts and perpetrators of illegitimate activities .

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The Joint Monitoring Task Force (JMTF) and the Aviation Security Crime Investigation & Intelligence (AVSEC-CII) Unit has 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 the 4th of August 2023, the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA) JMTF and AVSEC-CII raided the ITZ 1 & 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 Nigerian Police Force through the CII for further necessary action.

FAAN warns that anyone who has no legitimate business at the airports should please desist from approaching the airports.

The safety and security of airport users and the airport environment is of utmost importance and cannot be compromised.”

JMTF raids Lagos airport, arrests 21 touts, illegal foreign exchange dealers

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