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FAAN deploys adequate security at airports for passengers’ safety

By BusinessNews Staff on April 18, 2014

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has said it has deployed adequate security at the airports, including anti-terrorism squads.

The General Manager, Corporate Communications FAAN, Mr. Yakubu Dati, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) yesterday in Abuja.

He said necessary security measures had been put in place at airports across the country to ensure safety of passengers.

According to him, FAAN had also deployed sniffer dogs, surveillance cameras and plain clothed detectives to tighten security at the airports.
In January, Dati said FAAN had installed additional security equipment at five airports to improve safety and security.

He said FAAN had installed seven new X-ray scanning machines at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos and five at the cargo basement of the international terminal.

Security equipment were installed at the Hajj and cargo terminals as well as at the airport’s domestic terminal 1.

Dati said the installation was also carried out at different levels in Benin, Ilorin and Eungu airports, adding that the projects were in addition to existing security equipment at the airports.
“All the other airports in the country are also benefiting from the installations, including cargo screening machines, carry-on screening machines and hand-held metal detectors.

He said: “The 3-D body scanners, hold baggage screening machines and walk-through metal detectors were also on ground.”

He said the scanners would help to ensure increased security surveillance of outgoing baggage destined for aircraft bulk hold.

“The equipment will ensure that illegal and unapproved luggage are not loaded in the aircraft and also help check pilfering of luggage.”
Dati said the new security equipment were part of the expansion and remodelling of airports across the country.

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