UPDATE: Flights Cancelled As Students Protest In Lagos Airport

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Due to the ongoing protest of NANs at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, many flights have been rescheduled.

As early as 7: 00 am, the students who are members of the National Association of Nigerian Students NANS, blocked the international airport causing gridlock on both ends of the airport.

Later on, the students moved to the domestic airport wing, causing a standstill along the airport road and Mobolaji Bank Anthony road leading to the local airport.

Both the domestic terminal one also known as the General Aviation Terminal (GAT) and terminal two operated by Bi-Courtney Aviation Service Limited (BASL) of the Airport and the MMA were shut down by the students preventing passengers from accessing the airport.

As the protest was ongoing, Omoyele Sowore a former student union government president at the University of Lagos and AAC presidential candidate, joined the protesting students at GAT.

He joined in solidarity with the students and decried the inability of the Federal Government and ASUU to resolve the lingering strike.

Daily Trust reports that some local and international flights were rescheduled because of the protest.

At the time of filling this report, the students are still at the GAT and Arik Air headquarters.