Aviation unions have threatened to shut down airports nationwide starting from March 31, 2025, unless the government removes a customs officer involved in the assault of the Director of Aviation Security at the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN).
The National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), and the Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals (ANAP), in a joint statement signed by Ocheme Aba, Frances Akinjole, and Abdul Rasaq Saidu, expressed their dissatisfaction with the repeated physical assaults on FAAN personnel.
Naija News reports that the unions made it clear that they would no longer tolerate such incidents.
The statement emphasized the need for the government to reduce the number of customs officers operating within civil aviation, in line with global practices.
“Considering the enormity and frequency of physical and…