The management of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Wednesday said the promoters of AIC Limited have forcefully taken over the Diplomatic Car Park of the Muritala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos.
A statement by Aviation Group spokesperson, Yakubu Dati, said the promoter of the company, Harry Akande personally supervised the forceful takeover of the disputed land.
Dati stated, “The promoters of AIC Ltd, Chief Harry Akande have again taken the law into their hands by locking down the Diplomatic Car Park of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos today, Wednesday, April 9 2014.
“Akande, who came in a convoy of cars with several men to personally take possession of the land in dispute between his company and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, arrived at about mid-day.
“He used his personal car to block the entrance to the car park which led to a traffic gridlock at the entrance of the Arrival Hall of the airport for a long period.
“It took the intervention of Aviation Security officials to bring the ugly situation under control. Meanwhile, the thugs Chief Akande brought along were still loitering inside the park, as at the time of this report thereby constituting a security risk at the airport. They also parked a bus loaded with barbed wire within the premises of the disputed land.
“Promoters of Chief Akande had on April 7 sent an sms to some journalists inviting them to cover the take-over of the disputed land, stating that “our Chairman, Chief (Dr) Harry Akande intends to physically reclaim our land on Wednesday, 9th April @ 9am. We will appreciate your presence to record the event…”
“This is not the first time Chief Harry Akande of AIC Ltd and his men have tried to take the law into their own hands over the disputed land, using unsubstantiated court orders as excuse.
“The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, as a responsible entity will continue to protect the interest of the Nigerian people within the ambits of the law, no matter the level of provocation”.
