Following the theft of runaway approach lightings at the Murtala Mohammad Airport, Lagos, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has reportedly redeployed the Regional Airport Manager, South West Airports and Manager Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Mr Felix Akinbinu.
OsunDailyNG understands that the airport authority, in a memo signed by the Managing Director, FAAN, Mr. Kabir Mohammed, redeployed Akinbinu to the Airfield Services Department.
Akinbinu is to hand over to Mr. Sunday Ayodele, who hitherto was General Manager of Airfield Services, on or before July 14, 2023.
This platform reported on Monday that the lighting system on the domestic runway 18 Runway/36Left of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, reinstalled just nine months ago, was stolen.
According to Nigerian Tribune, information indicates that criminals seized the opportunity presented by a three-month runway closure to commit this high-profile crime at Nigeria’s primary airport.
Sources from the platform suggest that some workers from the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), working with outsiders who had access to the runway site, may be responsible.
The permanent secretary of the Ministry of Aviation, Dr. Emmanuel Meribole, upon inspecting the damaged site, issued directives to suspend some heads of departments at FAAN.
Investigation is currently underway to identify the culprits of this significant safety equipment theft.
