FG To Sanction Passengers For Non-Compliance With COVID-19 Guidelines

The Federal Government of Nigeria on Monday announced that passengers who fail to comply with the COVID-19 protocols at the nation’s airports would be suspended from traveling for six months. 

 

Disclosing this today is The National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Sani Aliyu, at the task force daily briefing in Abuja.

He added that airlines and passengers would be sanctioned for non-compliance with the guidelines. This is an addition to $3,500 fines awaiting any airline that fails to comply with the COVID-19 protocols when the international flights resume on 

September 5.

He said: “There will definitely be sanctions if they do not comply. Sanctions to the airlines if they allow passengers without a COVID-19 PCR result to the board, they will be sanctioned on arrival in Nigeria. That is the airline. For passengers that decline to do the test, on Day 7, we will still allow them after Day 14 to have a test done after which their details will be forwarded to Port Health, Immigration, and part of the security services".

“It is very likely we will put in place measures to enforce this by suspending travel up to six months or denied foreign travel altogether.

“But beyond the sanctions, because as responsible citizens, we all want our country to continue to be COVID-19-free once we get on top of the pandemic. So, we expect the vast number of travelers to continue to comply with these simple, straightforward measures we are putting in place for the benefit of our country and for the health of our citizens.” Aliyu added.

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