Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) have quizzed the chairman of Arik Air, Sir Joseph Arumemi-Ikhide.

The chairman was reportedly invited to its Ikoyi Lagos office after the operatives stormed the airline’s headquarters with policemen barricading the premises.

The chairman’s invitation came after some aggrieved passengers besieged the headquarters demanding refunds of tickets on which flights were cancelled.

It was not however clear if the chairman’s invitation had anything to do with the passengers’ grievances.

Spokesman of Arik Air, Adebanji Ola in a terse statement said, “Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday, 8 February 2017 visited Arik Air’s head office.

“They held a brief meeting with Chairman of Arik Air, Sir Joseph Arumemi-Ikhide after which the Chairman visited their Ikoyi, Lagos office for further discussions and to respond to their enquiries.

Having satisfactorily answered the query, the chairman later left the EFCC office.”