By Safiu Kehinde
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has reacted to the arrest of an official who tried to smuggle drugs into the luggage of a passenger at the airport.
FAAN, in its first reaction to the report, said the official is not its employee but a staff of a freight company operating at the airport.
NPO Reports confirmed the status of the official while speaking with the Head of Media and Advocacy of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency Femi Babafemi on Friday.
Mrs Obiageli Orah, Director, Public Affairs & Consumer Protection at FAAN, stated that the officer, who tried to ferry a parcel through the passenger that was jetting to Accra had been arrested and handed over to security operatives for interrogation
She stated that the passenger resorted to slapping the officer whom he had compelled to kneel before him after he had raised an alarm alleging he was being set up for dr¥g trafficking.
Orah stressed that FAAN was dedicated to a dr¥g-free society and had zero tolerance for dr¥g peddling through the nation’s airports.