Fire threatens Abuja airport

Bush burning at Abuja Airport

Bush burning close to the General Aviation wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA Abuja over the weekend threatened lives and  equipment  worth billions of dollars. Ascertaining the cause of the fire, an operator of Business Aviation said, “it was caused by Bushrat Chasers close to the airport. In the process they use fire and because of the dryness of the grasses it led to uncontrollable inferno.” The operator also said the  airport fire fighters could not gain access to the area on time because it was difficult.

He advised that the Ministry of Aviation and the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, FAAN should construct and or upgrade access roads around the Perimeter Fence of all the airports in the country for proper security and quick response to any threat to the airports when the needs arise. “ The access roads around the Perimeter Fence will enable adequate security coverage of the airport and curtail  porosity”.

“The Ministry and FAAN should also put preventive measures in place since this is an annual threat because of the weather condition. Message should go out to hunters and residents close to the nation’s airports that there should not be any burning whatsoever around the airport because of the danger it poses to both lives and equipment at the airport.”