The Federal Government Thursday
confirmed the grounding of a Kenyan aircraft that brought in three
Nigerian deportees to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA),
Lagos for non-adherence to security procedures.
“That
is why the aircraft has been grounded and it is going through security
routine at the moment. As soon as the grey areas are clarified, the
aircraft will be released according to the laws of the land. The type of
aircraft is DC-9 and the deported are still under detention”.
The aircraft has been detained since June 3, with the directive of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The
Coordinating General Manager, Corporate Communications, Aviation
Parastatals, Mr. Yakubu Dati, who confirmed the grounding of the
aircraft, said the flight was going through routine security scrutiny
and when this was completed, it would be released.
He
also disclosed that the aircraft, a DC-9 with registration number,
5Y-SAX owned by Cavoc Airlines, arrived in Nigeria on June 3 with 15
crewmembers and the three Nigerians that were deported.
The
deported Nigerians, he said, were still in detention at the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs. “On the 3rd of June at about 18:36 hours, a Kenya
aircraft with registration number 5Y-SAX, owned by Cavoc Airlines,
arrived Nigeria with a total of 18 persons. Among them, 15 were
crewmembers while three were passengers. The three Nigerians were said
to be deportees from Kenya , but the security agencies in Lagos
discovered that certain procedures were not complied with and
subsequently grounded the aircraft.
Meanwhile,
the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has released all
outstanding staff promotions, between 2009 and 2012.
The
promotion, which cuts across all cadres and airports, the statement
added, was preceded by a screening exercise, which involved written
examinations and oral interviews designed to test the capacity of
qualified staff to handle the responsibilities of higher office and
their grasp of current developments in the industry.
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