Policemen and Nigeria Air Force personnel have been drafted to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport ( MMIA ) Access Toll Gate to avert crisis following tussle for control of the revenue point between aviation union workers and staff of a concessionaire – I CUBE West Africa.
The take over of the toll gate on Tuesday came on the heels of the dislodging of workers of the concessionaire on Monday by aviation unions in the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN ), who asked staff of the Authority’s Commercial Department to take over the revenue point.
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The security officers were deployed there Tuesday Morning following the clash between staff of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria FAAN, Aviation unions and the contractor handling the collection of tolls at the access gate.
The deployment has not only ensured sanity to the area, it has also brought a sigh of relief to motorists using the tollgate as they pass freely without paying tolls, The Nation reported.
