DSS BOSS, SAFIYANU ABBA, SLAPS AIRPORT OFFICIAL ENFORCING COVID-19 PROTOCOL- FAAN REACTS
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, (FAAN), on Wednesday, July 22, condemned the act of the Department of State Service (DSS) boss, Safiyanu Abba, who deliberately obstructed airport Security process and slapped an airport official at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport in Abuja.
FAAN, in a statement issued on its official Twitter handle said the DSS boss slapped the Aviation Security Officer who was performing his duty.
The statement read “We note with dismay that Mr Safiyanu Abba, the Head of DSS at NAIA deliberately obstructed airport security process, and slapped an Aviation Security officer who was performing his duty by calling on Mr Safiyanu Abba to desist from doing so.
This happened on the 17th July at about 15:23 hours. He breached security procedures by obstructing further searching of a visitor who had just walked through the metal detector and activated the alarm.
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria strongly condemns this abuse of power and the security process in our airport. This has also been duly escalated.”
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As at the time of compiling this report, Eons Intelligence has not gotten a reaction from the DSS but FAAN stated that the matter has been escalated to higher authorities.
This is coming barely a week after the airport authority accused the former Zamfara State Governor, Abdulaziz Yari, of assaulting an airport official who was enforcing the Covid-19 protocol at the Kano airport. Likewise, the Governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Fintiri and his team of refused to sanitize their hands and have their baggage disinfected by health officials at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa.
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Meanwhile, in a separate statement, Abdulaziz Yari denied assaulting an official of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), at the Airport.
The former Governor demanded an public apology from FAAN for publishing falsehood about him, he also threatened to sue a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode over his comment on the issue.
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