The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) have clashed on Twitter. The clash was caused by an allegation by FAAN that customs officers in the entourage of the Customs Area Comptroller for Hajj and Cargo Terminal forcefully opened a gate and accessed a restricted area. FAAN also alleges that the armed escorts of the comptroller threatened to beat aviation security officials that were manning the gate at the time of the incident. See pictures 1 and 2 below.


Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria @FAAN_Official

FEDERAL AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF NIGERIA

January 24, 2022

PRESS RELEASE

BREACH OF AIRPORT SECURITY; CUSTOMS OFFICIALS FORCEFULLY OPENS SECURITY GATE

At about 1745hrs on Thursday, January 20th, 2020, while the AVSEC officers on day duty at Gate 3 were profiling a NAHCO vehicle that wanted to access the Security Restricted Area (SRA) via Gate 3, the Customs Area Comptroller for Hajj and Cargo Terminal suddenly emerged and pulled off behind the NAHCO vehicle that was being attended to and CSC Agunbiade, a customs officer on the area Comptroller's entourage later shoved aside the AVSEC Officer at the gate, forcefully took over the gate and opened the gate for the Comptroller and his escorts to forcefully access the Security Restricted Area via the gate.

While accessing the gate, the armed escorts to the Comptroller threatened to beat up the AVSEC officers at the gate if they dare resist their assault and breach of security.

This blatant abuse of the privilege of bearing firearms has become a recurrent threat to the Safety and Security of our Staff and our operations.

While we keep on working to resolve all our challenges decisively, we hereby urge all stakeholders to please respect our mandate by being of disciplined and Professional conduct in the interest of national security and operational safety.

Henrietta Yakubu (Mrs.)
General Manager, Corporate Affairs.

https://twitter.com/FAAN_Official/status/1485683857248727050


The official Twitter account of the Nigerian Customs Service responded with the tweet below.


NIGERIA CUSTOMS @CustomsNG

Saying that a gate is restricted to Customs in an international cargo airport shows lack of understanding of NCS roles.
Could it be that the gate is being made available for Smugglers?

The senior officials of both agencies should engage and understand each other's roles instead of this display of false sense of superiority

https://twitter.com/CustomsNG/status/1485708103022690310

This is not the first time that agencies and officials of the same government have engaged in Twitter wars since 2015. There was a Twitter war between the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Ali Isa Pantami and the Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa in May 2020.

Social Media War Between Ali Pantami And Abike Dabiri.


There was also a clash between the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) over stamp duty. This Twitter war took place in August 2020.

NIPOST And FIRS Fight On Twitter Over Stamps.

And there was the issue between the Nigeria Police Force and the Nigerian Army in 2019.

Alhaji Hamisu Bala Wadume: Police Calls Out Nigerian Army On Twitter

Reactions.

They should settle their scores in physical

Who they help.. they should getat

What is the MOU on interagency relationship with regards to airport safety and operations between FAAN, NCS, NDLEA, etc

Having wrong people from top to bottom at the helms of affairs can be dangerous

Big shipment....

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Be like say custom don too collect bribe money
Faan need lion share

Inter agency rivalry

Only in Nigeria you'll see two govt agencies fighting dirty on the streets of Twitter.

Another clash of civilization

Nice

Did they break bottle In the fight

criminal elements

Confused set of persons..
Keep embarrassing Nigeria and Nigerians everywhere you go..

Keep tarnishing it's name...keep proving those who called this country a sh*ho*le right..

Am I the only one who finds Twitter boring

;DIn Buba’s voice;
These agencies are terrorist & they causing National instability

Elianawalker:
Am I the only one who finds Twitter boring

What's Twitter tho?
Never heard of it..

Just imagine the nonsense! These custom guys can be very unruly sometimes as if they won’t shoot at anyone that tries to breach their rule of engagement

Many things are wrong with governance in Nigeria. FAAN is main agency in airport. Other officers from other agencies should be under FAAN authority. You can't have 2 captains in the same boat.

It is better they do their clashing on Twitter rather than we reading about some unnecessary bloodbath.

Useless customs, a true rep of the arrogant and stupid naija uniformed men/women

Na dem know. Both agencies are corrupt anyway. Customs charge Nigerians an arm and a leg just to get their goods cleared that they shipped in from abroad. Immigration on the other hand makes it so difficult for Nigerians to get ordinary international passport and they keep lying to Nigerians that they are no passport booklets available so that Nigerians will bribe their officials. So, both agencies can continue their childish Twitter banter for all I care.

Naijiriya

Lol... the Tweet from the custom handle saying senior officers of both agencies should engage and understand each other's roles is funny. Was that an advice to self? It's almost as if the person forgot to switch to a different/personal account before tweeting that.

dasparrow:
Na dem know. Both agencies are corrupt anyway. Customs charge Nigerians an arm and a leg just to get their goods cleared that they shipped in from abroad. Immigration on the other hand makes it so difficult for Nigerians to get ordinary international passport and they keep lying to Nigerians that they are no passport booklets available so that Nigerians will bribe their officials. So, both agencies can continue their childish Twitter banter for all I care.

The Immigration Service is not involved in this dispute.

Show of superiority
Power pass power.

That’s how you will see soldier man beat up a police man in Nigeria

Nigeria jaga jaga