“FG Requires N25billion to Fence 22 Airports” – FAAN

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria,FAAN, has stated that it would require at least N25 billion to construct perimeter and operational fences across all the 22 airports it manages.

The General Manager, Corporate Affairs of FAAN, Yakubu Dati told reporterd at the agency’s headquarters in Lagos that the figure was arrived at after a recent survey carried out by the authority.

Dati disclosed that each of the 22 airports is about 50 kilometre long and would require huge investments for them to be properly fenced to the standard recommended by the International Civil Aviation Organization,ICAO.

Dati who assured all the airports’ users of absolute security and safety of humans, cargo and equipment at all times said there are other safety measures FAAN has taken in line with international best practices to boost security and safety within the nation’s airports.

Among these measures, he said, were the introduction of the perimeter patrol and construction of perimeter towers which enables the Aviation Security, (AVSEC) personnel and other security agencies to have a full overview of the airport environment, adding that the authority had installed latest technologies in strategic locations to increase surveillance.

He added that the authority had been able to tackle inside threat, saying, “We profile anybody that works within the terminal or in the terminal in line with global standards. It is after passing that we issue them the On-Duty-Card (ODC). Even at that, the ODC also has some levels of restrictions such that it is not every holder that has access to every part of the terminal. We have different levels and colours based on the level of clearance you have received.”