Owing to the recent
terrorist attack at the Istanbul airport in Turkey, Federal Airport Authority of
Nigeria has given face-lift to the airports’ security facilities around the
nation’s airports. According to Yakubu Dati, the General Manager, Corporate
Affairs of the organization, “On its part, the Authority has put adequate
security measures in place at all Nigerian airports, to forestall any form of
security breach, including the installation of 3D screening machines, metal
detectors and CCTV cameras.
Apart from the statutory
security and safety measures already in place at the airports, sniffer dogs and
members of the Bomb Detection Unit of the Nigerian Police Force have also been
deployed at the airports, to complement the effort of our Aviation Security
personnel at the security screening points.
In spite of these
heightened security measures, passenger facilitation at all our airports has
also been enhanced by the installation of more modern and bigger conveyor belts
and metal walk-through detectors. Airport terminals have also been expanded and
modernised to provide better ambience and more space for passenger comfort.”
Encouraging travellers to
be security conscious, Dati said, “ the management of the Federal Airports
Authority of Nigeria is constrained to advise all airport users, especially
passengers and airline operators, to be security conscious at airports,
following the spate of recent security breaches, including bomb blasts, at some
airports around the world. Passengers are advised not to accept any luggage
from anyone and to report any suspicious movements or behaviour immediately to
Aviation Security Personnel in the terminals.”
As the Sallah holiday
approaches, the Authority also wishes to advise air passengers to make early
arrangements for their travels and to leave home early on their travel dates,
in order to complete their boarding facilities in good time.
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