165 persons charged to court for committing offences at Lagos airport in 2018

About 165 persons were charged to court for committing various offences at the Lagos airport between January and December 2018.

This was disclosed Wednesday by Joseph Alabi, spokesman for Lagos Airport command.

According to Alabi, some of the suspects were charged with assault, stealing, obtaining by false pretences as well as unlawful entry and touting, which contravene the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) bye laws.

He said the command made 257 arrests and secured 46 convictions within the period under review, saying 32 persons were still under investigation while 60 others were awaiting trial.

He said the command was committed to making the airport and its environs safe and secure for travellers, airline operators and other airport users

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He also disclosed that Joseph Mukan had been appointed as the Commissioner, Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Police Command, Lagos.

He said Mukan, was a former Police Commissioner of Bayelsa before he was recently transferred to the nation’s busiest airport to replace AIG Aminchi Baraya.

“The new CP is a thorough bred professional and he will bring his wealth of experience to bear towards improving security at the Lagos airport.

“He has since resumed duty with a stern warning to touts and other unscrupulous persons to stay clear of the airport or face prosecution,” he said.

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha is the Aviation Correspondent at BusinessDay Media Limited, publishers of BusinessDay Newspapers. She is also the Deputy Editor, BusinessDay Weekender Magazine, the Saturday Weekend edition of BusinessDay. She holds a BSC in Mass Communication from the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka and a Masters degree in Marketing at the University of Lagos. As the lead writer on the aviation desk, Ifeoma is responsible and in charge of the three weekly aviation and travel pages in BusinessDay and BDSunday. She also overseas and edits all pages of BusinessDay Saturday Weekender. She has written various investigative, features and news stories in aviation and business related issues and has been severally nominated for award in the category of Aviation Writer of the Year by the Nigeria Media Nite-Out awards; one of the Nigeria’s most prestigious media awards ceremonies. Ifeoma is a one-time winner of the prestigious Nigeria Media Merit Award under the 'Aviation Writer of the Year' Category. She is the 2025 Eloy Award winner under the Print Media Journalist category. She has undergone several journalism trainings by various prestigious organisations. Ifeoma is also a fellow of the Female Reporters Leadership Fellowship of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism.