CITIZENS COMPASS— The Lagos State Special Offences (Mobile) Court sitting in Bolade, Oshodi, Lagos State, yesterday, convicted and sentenced three men to seven months imprisonment for breach of peace, touting and illegal solicitation of passengers along the corridors of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
The convicts, Unaegbu Friday, 37; Samuel Nnani, 46, and Friday Matthew, 25, were arrested between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, 16th September, 2026, by the Federal Airports Authority security along the corridors of the airport.
The prosecutor, Mrs. Oluwabusola Omotunde, told the court that the defendants unlawfully entered restricted areas of the airport corridor and engaged in touting and loitering by rendering unsolicited assistance to passengers. They were arraigned on a three-count charge bordering on breach of peace and unlawful entry into a restricted area to engage in touting, contrary to the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
In his ruling, Chief Magistrate F.J. Adefioye found the defendants guilty on all three counts. He sentenced them accordingly: Count 1 – one month imprisonment; Count 2 – three months imprisonment; and Count 3 – three months imprisonment. The court held that the sentences shall run consecutively.
Reacting to the judgment, the Coordinator of the Mobile Court, Mr. Olufemi Adekunle reiterated the State Government’s zero tolerance for touting, especially around airports and bus terminals. He stated that the Mobile Court exercise will be sustained to ensure orderliness and safety in all public corridors.
The Government therefore calls on members of the public to report activities of touts around airports, bus terminals and other public facilities to the rightful platform, and to patronise only licensed and officially designated airport taxi and service operators at approved points. Any case of harassment by touts should be reported to the nearest security post.
