Nigeria, April 24 -- The Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, faulted the "sudden closure" of Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu State, Nigeria's South-east.

PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) temporarily shutdown the airport on Saturday to enable urgent repairs on a damaged part of the runway.

FAAN said the emergency repairs would be conducted on the portion of the runway from 22 April to 6 May 2025 and normal operations will be halted within the period.

Many airlines, consequently, diverted their flights scheduled to the airport while other airlines cancelled flights initially scheduled for takeoff from the airport.

In a statement on Tuesday, the spoke...