FAAN Says Dangaladima, Custom Area Comptroller At Lagos Airport Forces His Way Through Security Restricted Area

 

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN has accused the Nigerian Custom Services Area Comptroller for Hajj and Cargo Terminal at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, Mr. Sambo Dangaladima through his firearms-bearing entourage forcefully gained access without following the security procedures to the Security Restricted Area (SRA) of the airports.

 

“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  the gate for the Comptroller  and his escorts  to forcefully  access the Security Restricted Area via the gate,” said Mrs. Henrietta Yakubu, spokesperson to FAAN. “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.”

From what looks like reoccurring incident, FAAN said: “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.”

The airport operator urges stakeholders to respect its mandate as the operator of most airports in the country. “While we keep on working to resolve all our challenges decisively, we hereby urge all stakeholders to please respect our mandate by being of disciplined and Professional  conduct in the interest of national security and operational safety.”

 

 Responding to the FAAN report on via social media in the early hours of Tuesday, the Spokesman of the NCS, Comptroller Joseph Attah explained that for FAAN to say that a gate is restricted to Customs in an international cargo airport shows a lack of understanding of Customs roles.

 

According to the Customs Spokesman, “Saying that a gate is restricted to Customs in an international cargo airport shows lack of understanding of NCS roles.

 

“Could it be that the gate is being used to ferry goods out of the airport without Customs clearance? 

“What is the intention behind restricting Customs in what is by status a Customs controlled area?

 

“It’s curious that instead of engaging each other for better understanding between Government agencies, FAAN is engaging in public display of

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