The former governor was also said to have physically assaulted an officer of the agency when asked to adhere to basic protocols on disinfection of luggage.
)on travels at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport on Saturday 11th July 2020,” the agency said.
“He refused to adhere to the protocols and procedures put in place by the Federal Government through the Presidential Task Force onby forcefully pushing away an officer of the Environment department when he insisted that his luggage must be disinfected. “The former Governor said the officer should have known he is a VIP. This irresponsible act endangers all other airport users, it is unacceptable, and as such it has been duly escalated.”
FAAN,in its statement, cautioned all airport users, especially VIPs, to respect the presidential directive by observing the public health travel protocols put in place to protect all air travelers against infection and the spread of the covid-19 pandemic. PREMIUM TIMES reported on Tuesday that ten more people died as a result of COVID-19 complications in Nigeria, pushing the total death tally to 754 in a country of over 200 million.
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