Nigeria: Rising Extortion At Airports

19 July 2019

There are two major experiences passengers on international flights witness at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. Firstly, is that there is usual delay by the Aviation Security (AVSEC) of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). This is because not all the X-ray machines work at any point in time, even at peak hours.

Eye-witness account stated that at the E-wing of the terminal, two X-ray machines work out of the five installed, but one is usually dedicated to flight crew and First and Business Class, while the other is for all passengers. Then three others will be idle; either broken down or there are inadequate personnel to man them.

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