The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said yesterday that it would assist the police in investigating the alleged loss of $20,000 at the security screening point of Terminal 1 of the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA2) in Lagos.On May 9, 2012, Yakubu Dazhia, a passenger on First Nation Airlines flight from Lagos to Abuja, claimed he lost $20,000 at the screening point of the MMA2. Dazhia said he kept the money in his hand luggage at his hotel room before heading for the airport.
He claimed to have discovered the loss when he tried to get a complimentary card for a friend on board the flight.
According to Dazhia, he had on arrival at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, reported to the Chief Security Officer of FAAN at the airport.
The CSO referred the matter to the headquarters of FAAN in Lagos for investigation. Dahzia also reported to the Consumer Protection Directorate of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority and the Police authorities in Abuja.
FAAN began investigating the allegation, while the NCAA also took up the matter. The Inspector-General of Police’s Monitoring team also began its investigation. The Police team last Wednesday moved some suspects to Abuja.
A CCTV footage showed that contrary to Dahzia’s claim that nobody accompanied him to the airport on May 9, it was shown that he was accompanied by a man in black trousers and a white short sleeve shirt to the airport. The man slung Dazhia’s laptop-sized bag on his shoulder.
The footage further showed both of them engaging in a conversation. Dazhia was shown giving something to the man, who collected the unidentified item.
On getting upstairs, Dazhia, clutching his hand luggage, which had been handed over to him by the man, approached the walkthrough metal detector.
He resisted the instruction of one of the Aviation security officers on duty to remove his shoes and place them with his luggage on the screening machine. It took the intervention and persuasion of the supervising security officer before he complied.
The footage further showed Dazhia’s black laptop-sized bag on the search table, having emerged from the screening machine.
Shortly after re-adjusting his shoes, Dazhia picked up his luggage from the table and proceeded to the departure lounge.
FAAN said investigation into the matter is ongoing, so it is hasty and irresponsible for anyone to conclude that FAAN’s AVSEC Officers are culpable.
The management said it would legally defend and uphold the rights of its workers.
“AVSEC Officers carry out an important and stressful assignment. These people need to be encouraged and defended until proven guilty of such an offense as stealing,” FAAN said.
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