The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has beefed up security and surveillance at major airports in the country following a recent report that terrorists were entering Nigeria from Syria.
FAAN General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Henrietta Yakubu, was quoted by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) as saying that the move was aimed at “forestalling anything untoward” from occurring at the airports.
Yakubu said special attention was being given to the Lagos, Abuja, Kano, Enugu and Port Harcourt Airports which services international passengers and were gateways into the country via air.
FAAN Aviation Security (AVSEC) is working with other sister security agencies to maintain surveillance on the perimeter fence, the cargo area, the runway and other restricted areas.
She said: “We have sent alert to all our aviation security at the airports to ensure that they improved on security, especially screening of passengers to make sure unauthorised persons don’t gain access into our terminals.
“The airside patrol is being done through the military joint force and AVSEC. They do it round the clock. There are vehicles that are parked on the airside and they escort arriving and departing passengers.’’
Yakubu said FAAN had deployed modern equipment to screen passengers and baggage before entering the terminal.