The ministerial task force investigating alleged illegal private commercial activities of charters is set to commence its probe on Thursday.

This was disclosed by the Vice Chairman of the task force, adding that the investigation will start with a series of interviews, according to The Punch.

He said, “We are inviting them in from next Thursday for an interview. It (interview) will go on the whole of next week to see what they have done or not done. So, until we talk to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority and the local operators, we are in that phase of interviewing them.”

Iyayi noted that while formal invitations for the interviews have not yet been sent, the task force has already identified specific entities suspected of engaging in illegal activities.

He said, “We have not sent out the invites yet, but we have identified some of the illegal operators.

“So we will invite them and ask specific questions, which is where we are now.”

Recall that the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo in June inaugurated a ministerial task force to address illegal private charter operations.

The task force’s mandate includes taking inventory of all private non-commercial flight holders and air operator certificate holders.