The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, has denied meddling in the incident involving Comfort Emmanson and Ibom Air at the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal 2, Lagos.
DAILY POST recalls that Ibom Air staff members and Emmanson engaged in a fight at the foot of the aircraft.
FAAN, in a statement on Friday, clarified that its personnel were not involved in the early stages of the incident, which occurred within the terminal operated by Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited.
According to FAAN, security operations at MM 2 were under the jurisdiction of Ibom Air’s internal security and the Bi-Courtney Aviation Security Unit, as the terminal is a privately operated facility.
“The MM2 Terminal is classified as a Private Tenant Restricted Area. FAAN AVSEC officers are responsible solely for passenger and baggage screening at designated checkpoints, while general terminal security operations are handled by Bi-Courtney’s security team,” it said.
FAAN urther pointed out that its aviation security personnel became involved only after Emmanson was transferred to the Crime Investigation and Intelligence Unit, also known as ‘Tango City’, for official documentation before being handed over to the Nigeria Police for prosecution.
We never meddled in Ibom Air face-off with passenger – FAAN
