Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, SAN, has accused Royal Air Maroc, a Moroccan Airline, of mistreating Nigerians during a recent incident.
The flight was en route from Casablanca to Abuja, Nigeria, but had to make an emergency landing in Marrakesh due to technical issues.
Keyamo expressed his outrage at the airline for leaving passengers, many of whom were Nigerian, stranded without food or shelter.
Some passengers, including women and children, were forced to sleep on the floor.
“I have just been informed of the inhuman treatment some Nigerians have been subjected to by ROYAL AIR MAROC @RAM_Maroc in Marrakesh, Morocco,” he wrote on his official X handle.
“The passengers, majority of whom are Nigerians, have been left without care at the terminal and without food and decent shelter, with women and children sleeping on the floor!
“Whilst I call on ROYAL AIR MAROC @RAM_Maroc to immediately remedy this situation, I have directed the Consumer Protection Department of the NCAA to immediately engage ROYAL AIR MAROC NIGERIA @royalairmarocng to bring immediate relief to these Nigerians.”
