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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Joe Igbokwe has also voiced his anger over alleged extortion in domestic airlines.<\/p>\n

Igbokwe, who was reacting to a mild drama between Senator Adams Oshiomhole and the Air Peace on Wednesday, said he was once a victim of the airline\u2019s infractions.<\/p>\n

Oshiomhole and the Air Peace were trading words on Wednesday with the lawmaker accusing the airline of making deliberate efforts to extort money from unsuspecting citizens.<\/p>\n

While the airline alleged that the lawmaker disrupted activities at the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal 1 (Zulu Hall), Oshiomhole claimed that himself and other passengers were abruptly prevented from boarding from Lagos to Abuja even after doing online check-in.<\/p>\n

According to Oshiomhole, some passengers, who purchased tickets online were denied boarding while those, who paid double for emergency service were allowed.<\/p>\n

The lawmaker explained that he got to the airport with his ticket but \u201cthey denied me, somebody went in and ah it\u2019s Oshiomhole, then the senior manager came out and said, \u2018Oga, let\u2019s see how I can sort you out.\u2019 I said, \u2018No, I don\u2019t want personal favors.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Reacting, Igbokwe in a Facebook comment he made while sharing Oshiomhole\u2019s encounter, tagged such incidents as a \u201creoccurring decimal\u201d, which according to him, has been happening for years.<\/p>\n

He wrote, \u201cWe play too much in the country. What HE Adams Oshiomhole discovered has been a reoccurring decimal for years now.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was once a victim because I made public my encounter with them on my trip to Enugu\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Joe Igbokwe has also voiced his anger over alleged extortion in domestic airlines. Igbokwe, who was reacting to a mild drama between Senator Adams Oshiomhole and the Air Peace on Wednesday, said he was once a victim of the airline\u2019s infractions. 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