By Dickson Omobola
Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, has threatened to revoke the operating licences of businesses linked to airport touting, saying investigations revealed that many of those engaged in illicit activities and touting at airports are not strangers but staff of agencies and concessionaires operating within the airport.
Managing Director of FAAN, Mrs Olubunmi Kuku, disclosed that investigations also showed that some of the individuals involved work for trolley service providers, bureau de change operators, BDCs, and shops at the airports, who exploit passengers to make extra income.
Kuku, who spoke on FAAN in Focus, added that FAAN had stepped up engagement with the affected businesses and agencies, while collaborating with security agencies to enforce stricter monitoring measures, including the implementation of staff rosters and attendance registers.
She urged passengers to desist from patronising touts, saying many of the illicit activities at airports were sustained by travellers who pay unauthorised individuals to either carry luggage or facilitate shortcuts.
