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NCS begins investigation into battered FAAN staff incident
The Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Command of Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has commenced investigations into the incident involving one of its officers and a staff of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), over clash of right of way near the Palace Gate of the Cargo Terminal.
The investigation, the spokesperson of the Nigerian Customs Service Airport Command, Thelma Williams said has become imperative to establish the veracity of the claim by a staff of the Federal FAAN , that a Customs officer attacked him near the Palace Gate over right of way on the Road leading into the Cargo Terminal .
She said preliminary findings by the Customs has revealed that the Officer was not trying to gain access into the Palace Gate as alleged by the FAAN staff.
She said the officer had made a turn towards the Hajj Camp axis of the road, when the FAAN staff in company of others blocked his car.
This is just as she said the Customs Officer was at no time taken to the Airport Police Station over the matter, but, reported the matter officially.
Williams said it is important to clear the air on the matter because of information being pushed out to the public that the Customs Officer battered the FAAN staff and damaged his car.
According to her, “At no time did our officer try or attempt to access the monument gate as being alleged. Rather the officer in question veered off the road to drop off a friend only to be barricaded by a FAAN staff in the company of four other FAAN workers.”
“He tried to inquire the reason for the barricade and this led to an argument which further culminated into a scuffle. There was never a point that our officer was taken to the Police station as reported in the press.”
She stated that the incident was actually a misunderstanding of right of use of way on the airport Boulevard.
It would be recalled that a Customs staff simply identified as H. Daboh, was alleged to have battered FAAN staff, Mr. Taiwo Adeyanju, who was in the company of some of his colleagues on Thursday.
Eyewitness account stated that it took the intervention of some workers at the complex and the personnel of the Nigeria police attached to the airport before Adeyanju could be successfully rescued from Daboh who rained several blows on him.
However, when Daboh realised the magnitude of his offence, he attempted to run away and drove directly to the office of the Customs at the airport, but he was given a hot chase by some workers at the airport.
Daboh was later arrested and taken to the police station at the airport where his senior officers intervened and ensured his release.
It was gathered that Adeyanju was immediately rushed to the FAAN’s clinic at the airport from where he was referred to the Air Force Hospital for better treatment as a result of the massive beating he received and teargas he suffered from Daboh.
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