4th September, 2013
A crisis between clearing and forwarding agents and men of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, left NAHCO shed shut on Wednesday, sources said.
NAHCO shed is located at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Ikeja, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, and is used to store tonnes of goods.
It was not clear what led to the crisis, but an official at NAHCO said it was not between NAHCO and clearing agents but between agents and Customs.
Plans by the aviation ministry to relocate clearing agents from the Nigeria Aviation Cargo Handling Company, Limited, NAHCO, shed has led to several clashes in recent times.
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, had said it wanted to eject agents because of theft at various cargo terminals across the country.
One noticeable example was the stealing of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, machines in 2010.
—Simon Ateba