{"id":193611,"date":"2024-06-26T15:06:34","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T15:06:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/06\/26\/nigeria-moves-to-crackdown-on-begging-at-airports\/"},"modified":"2024-06-26T15:06:34","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T15:06:34","slug":"nigeria-moves-to-crackdown-on-begging-at-airports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/06\/26\/nigeria-moves-to-crackdown-on-begging-at-airports\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria moves to crackdown on \u2018begging\u2019 at airports \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p id=\"article-123\">Key aviation stakeholders in Nigeria are meeting to finalise a comprehensive plan to tackle the many reported cases of extortion at the main international airports in the populous West African country.<\/p>\n<p>Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, in a post on X (formerly Twitter) lamented the rising incidence of begging and extortion at the country\u2019s airports and disclosed an upcoming meeting to tackle the menace.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy phones are beeping every minute with messages about this from well-meaning Nigerians. Just to set the records straight, most of the agencies involved in this menace are not under the control of the Aviation Ministry, though they are stationed at our airports,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, I have been working closely with other Ministers, arms of government and agencies who are responsible for these agencies and a solution is in sight soon. We are all working under the coordination of the National Security Adviser who called a meeting a few days ago on this issue and we shall soon unveil practical steps being taken to stem this ugly tide. We thank Nigerians for their eternal vigilance on this issue,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:\u00a0<\/strong>aviationghana.com<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key aviation stakeholders in Nigeria are meeting to finalise a comprehensive plan to tackle the many reported cases of extortion at the main international airports in the populous West African country. 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