The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, affirmed that several private aircraft operating in Nigeria are being used to launder money, traffic drugs and other illicit activities. Keyamo made the disclosure in Abuja during the inaugurated of ‘Ministerial Taskforce Committee’, to checkmate illegal chartered operations in the country. The minister further stated that some of those involved in the illicit activities are those who acquired licenses for non-commercial flights operations but gone against the stipulated agreement of the licenses.
Keyamo hence mandated the committee to take inventory of all non-commercial flights operators investigate all professional licenses and checkmate their authenticity as well as recommend disciplinary measures against airlines found culpable.
The Eight-man Committee is chaired by the Chief Executive Office of Aero Contractors, Ado Sanusi, and expected to report all findings within the next three months.