Arrests made at Nigerian airports for 'nefarious' activities

The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has announced that it has arrested more than 90 people at both Murtala Muhammed airport in Lagos and Nnamdi Azikiwe International airport in Abuja for alleged "nefarious" activities.

This included alleged involvement in fake Covid-19 test results, touting, public nuisance and arguing, among other behaviour. 

Those arrested included airport staff, FAAN told Nigerian media.

The arrests followed many complaints by travellers who said airport staff have extorted them, especially in the wake of the pandemic, according to Nigerian newspaper Punch News.

Trending videos involving the alleged victims of misbehaving airport staff on social media were an embarrassment to the country, the body had said in November 2021, according to the same news source.

Eighty-nine of the 90 have been handed over to police, FAAN said in a statement posted to Facebook.

This article originally appeared on BBC News

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