The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) on Sunday urged passengers arriving the country on evacuation flights not to offer cash to its officials at any international airport, saying the allegation that some airport officials in Abuja were collecting money from returning passengers on evacuation flights is already being investigated by all agencies at the airport.
FAAN also clarified that it does not offer any cash service to passengers.
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The authority spoke against the backdrop of a trending message alleging that some officials at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja were collecting between N50,000 and N100,000 to evade the compulsory isolation.
But FAAN in a statement by its General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Mrs. Henrietta Yakubu, said the Authority informed passengers and other airport users that “there is no aspect of its services at the airports that are being paid for by cash.”
Besides, the authority noted that arriving passengers are expected to have gone through the COVID-19 test before boarding their flights from ports of departure.
“Therefore, they should not pay any money whatsoever to any airport official for the purpose,” the authority said.
It said as the nation’s airports begin to reopen gradually for flight operations, passengers should desist from giving money and report any official from any agency that requests money under any guise.
The statement said: “All COVID-19 measures put in place at the airports are free for passengers and do not attract any charges.”
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