Ex-senator Ishaya Abbo and his wife, Patience, hugging at the foot of an aircraft staircase
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has ordered a full-scale investigation into security procedures at Yola Airport after PREMIUM TIMES published a series of videos showing Patience Abbo, the wife of former Adamawa North Senator Ishaku Abbo, repeatedly accessing restricted airside areas.
The minister ordered the probe after seeking formal explanations from airport security officials following PREMIUM TIMES’ initial report on the incident, according to information obtained by the newspaper.
Airport security officials reportedly told the minister that Mrs Abbo had told the AVSEC personnel on duty that she was travelling with her husband and was subsequently allowed access beyond the terminal gates.
According to the explanation presented by the Airport Chief of Security, officials claimed they only realised she was not a passenger when they observed her returning to the terminal building alone after seeing her husband off to the aircraft steps.
