The federal government says it is investigating reports of
corrupt airport officials who take bribes from travellers and help them evade
COVID-19 quarantine requirements.
Speaking on Monday during the national briefing of the
presidential steering committee (PSC) on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, secretary to
the government of the federation (SGF), said the government has taken note of
the challenges facing travellers with regards to COVID-19 requirements.
There have been recent reports of corrupt airport officials
who help passengers travelling of the country evade COVID-19 test and also
procure fake vaccine cards for the travellers.
In December, TheCable’s undercover investigation at Murtala
Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International
Airport, Abuja, had exposed how government officials forged COVID-19 test
results in exchange for bribes.
“The PSC has taken
note of the challenges raised by travelers that visit the National
International Travel Portal in compliance with travel protocols,” Mustapha
said.
“It has similarly noted with dismay, fraudulent activities
perpetuated at our international airports by on-duty staff, who extort money
out of those who equally wish to evade quarantine requirement. The authorities
are conducting necessary investigation in to various reports received.
“Notable progress is still being made in the area of
vaccine. Over 3.5m doses of Pfizer is being expected from the US Government
this month while about 4m doses of Astrazeneca is being expected early next
month. Nigeria will be receiving over 1m doses of J&J shipments on a
monthly basis. The PSC is committed to access enough vaccines for the 70%
eligible persons in the country in record time.”
Mustapha, who is also the chairman of the presidential
steering committee on COVID-19, said there’s need for more caution among
Nigerians despite the declining global COVID-19 cases.
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