Reports reaching the desk of Africa Today News, New York has it that Aviation workers who are protesting the sacking of their colleagues on Tuesday shut down the Murtala Muhammed Airport Lagos Terminal Two.
The protesting aviation workers at the time of making this report had shut down the terminal over the sacking of their colleagues by Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited.
Passengers were stranded Tuesday morning as flight operations have been put on hold as a result of the protest.
In another report, the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Isah Idris, on Monday, ordered the investigation of a case of extortion allegedly perpetrated by officers of the NIS at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja, Lagos State.
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The order followed a recent outcry on Twitter by a Dubai-bound Nigerian, who alleged massive extortion of under-40 Nigerians travelling to the Gulf city.
Idris also ordered ‘the withdrawal’ of the entire shift on duty at the time of the incident.
This is according to a statement signed late Monday by the Comptroller-General, titled ‘Alleged misconduct at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos.’
In a tweet on October 14, 2022, a user with the handle name @darbyy alleged that she paid the sum of N10,000 to the immigration officers before her passport was stamped.
This was despite presenting her UAE visa at the immigration booth.
She also alleged that the extortion scheme is targeted at Nigerians perceived to be below 40 as older travelers do not face such treatment.
Responding to the development, the NIS in a statement late Monday said: “Following the recent allegation by a Dubai-bound Nigerian citizen of sharp practices by some Personnel during passenger clearance which occurred about 3 weeks ago at the Lagos Airport, the Comptroller General of Immigration, Isah Idris, MFR, has ordered an investigation into the matter.