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FAAN accepts responsibility for ‘death trap’ escalators at Lagos airport
Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has apologised over faulty escalators which reportedly injured travelers at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, in Lagos, Lagos airport, last weekend.
FAAN Acting General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Faithful Hope-Ivbaze, in a statement on Monday, said the airport authority has taken “full responsibility” for the incident.
“With respect to the above mentioned incident which occurred at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos on Saturday, September 3, 2022, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria takes full responsibility for the unfortunate incident, and we hereby tender our apology to the family involved.
“Accordingly, we have also reached out to actively participate in the care for the injured.”
“FAAN is reviewing the operating procedure for the equipment, to ensure that such sudden mechanical faults do not occur again,” Hope-Ivbaze said.
It was reportedly that a traveller with the Twitter identity (@elvikioup), uploaded photos and videos, last Saturday, detailing how her family and some travellers sustained injuries while trying to use the ‘death-trap called escalators’ at the Lagos airport.
The user had also threatened to get to the root of matter legally.
However, responding to the incident, FAAN via its verified Twitter handle (@FAAN_Official) accepted responsibility for the incident as it also apologised to the customers.
