Arik Airline has debunked claims by Aviation Minister, Osita Chidoka that three workers of the airline were arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos for siphoning fuel from an aircraft.
The Minister was said to have posted on his Facebook account, allegations that three workers of the airline were nabbed for stealing fuel from one of the organisation’s aircraft.
But spokesman for Arik Air, Banji Ola, in a statement yesterday, said investigations revealed that the three people caught at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos in the early hours of Sunday were siphoning JET A1 (aviation fuel) from a fuel truck but were not staff of the airline.
Ola disclosed that the airline does not have an aircraft with registration number 5N MID in its fleet, adding that the suspects were arrested by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Aviation Security (AVSEC) personnel after illegally draining fuel from the truck belonging to one of the major oil marketers at the ramp.
Source: NewTelegraph.com
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