#COVID-19: FAAN Begins Investigations On Allegation Of Bribery At Abuja Airport

 Federal aviation authority of Nigeria (FAAN), says it has started an investigation into accusations that some officials of the Nnamdi Azikwe international airport,Abuja were collecting bribe from passengers on evacuation flights.

The presidential taskforce for COVID-19 had earlier announced that it has become mandatory for every returnee to undergo a compulsory COVID-19 test and go into a 14-day isolation to ensure they do not have the virus and also to prevent spread of COVID-19.

Some of the airport officials have been said to demand for bribe from the returnees in order to help them evade the mandatory COVID-19 test and isolation.

In a statement released on Sunday, August 16 by it's general manager corporate affairs, Henrietta Yakubu, FAAN said an investigation into the allegation has commenced.

"The recent accusation that some airport officials in Abuja were collecting money from returning passengers on evacuation flights is already being investigated by all agencies at the airport." The statement read in part.

FAAN in the statement advised passengers to desist from giving money to airport officials and to report any official from any agency that requests money under any guise.