The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria(FAAN) has denied involvement of any of  its staff in drugs  trafficking.

FAAN  said its attention has been  drawn  to a video  circulating on social  media  where a supposed staff of  the Authority  was knelt  down  and was being  slapped  by a passenger  for trying  to use him to traffic drug.

The Authority explained that it  has been  revealed  that  the incident  took place  at  the  Murtala  Muhammed International Airport  on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, at about 1430hrs at gate 2  boarding gate at ITZ2.

FAAN indicated  that the  officer being manhandled in the video is not its personnel.

The person in the video has been  identified  as  a member of the staff of Pathfinder company.

According to the Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection,Obiageli Orah,the employee was said to have approached a passenger to help him convey a parcel through the flight.

When the passenger became skeptical ,he raised an alarm, alleging that he was being set up for drug trafficking.

“The employee was immediately arrested for questioning by the Crime Investigation and Intelligence Unit of the Aviation Security Services.”

Mrs. Orah said that the passenger  involved has since departed on  Ibom  Air to Accra while the medication  with the name “NEW AGE GLUCOSAMINE CHONDROITIN SULFATE COMPLEX ” has been  taken  to the National  Drug Law Enforcement  Agency ( NDLEA) for further  investigation.

She said further that FAAN is dedicated to a drug-free society and has zero tolerance to drug peddling through her airports.

FAAN…Committed to her core values…

Safety! Security!! Comfort!!!