Picketing: The targeted campaign against Air Peace

For about 8 hours last Tuesday, August 11, the atmosphere at the domestic wing of the nation’s two busiest airports – Murtala Muhammed International airport, Lagos and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International airport, Abuja – was chaotic. The situation was a big mess. Confusion everywhere. Such was the violence and disruption that a helpless passenger likened the behaviour of the bullies to that of ‘lunatics taking over the asylum’. It was not for nothing. It was a coordinated picketing exercise that singled out Air Peace, Nigeria’s and West Africa’s largest carrier.                
Thousands of passengers were stranded. Some scampered for safety. Others watched in disbelief as several emplo...