FAAN sacks firm accused of illegal vehicle clamping

Managing Director of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, Olubunmi Kuku.

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has ordered the immediate ejection of a transport company accused of illegally clamping vehicles and collecting N25,000 penalties from motorists at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.

The action followed a complaint alleging questionable enforcement of the airport’s no-parking and no-pick-up rules, including claims that motorists were pressured into making payments through personal accounts and point-of-sale operators.

The Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Michael Achimugu, said the matter was escalated to FAAN Managing Director, Mrs Olubunmi Kuku, who directed that the company be removed from the airport.

Achimugu said, “Based on the escalation of this complaint to the Managing Director of FAAN, Ms Olubunmi Kuku, she has ordered the immediate ejection from the Abuja airport of the company responsible for this illegal action.”