The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria FAAN has arrested over 90 persons, caught at Nigeria’s busiest gateways, the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.

The suspects were arrested for carrying out nefarious activities, including facilitating the issuance of fake COVID-19 test results, providing illegal yellow card to travellers, shortchanging travellers in the pretense of assisting them in their boarding process and acting as interface between passengers and airlines.

Other illicit activities included unauthorised entry, trespass, illegal facilitation, forgery, loitering, theft, public nuisance and crowding the departure halls.

FAAN in statement signed by its spokesperson, Henrietta Yakubu said some of those arrested were staff of Patovilki Nigeria Limited, Lakewood Services, Nigeria Aviation Handling Company Plc NAHCO and other airport staff.

The management of FAAN had earlier identified those who throng the airports to engage in illicit activities.

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