The Federal Executive Council (FEC), presided over by President Bola Tinubu, has approved N985 million for the procurement of body scanners at the Abuja and Lagos international airports.
Lateef Fagbemi, minister of justice and attorney general of
the federation, made this known on Tuesday while briefing State House
correspondents at the end of the FEC meeting.
He said three items were submitted to the council for
approval, one of which is the “procurement of two units of body scanners for
use both at Abuja and International Airports at N985 million”.
Other items approved are the procurement of CNG-powered
vehicles, as well as firearms and ammunition for the National Drug Law
Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
On June 24, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN)
inaugurated 120 officers for the aviation security (AVSEC) special force to
secure assets and lives at the airports.
Festus Keyamo, the minister of aviation and aerospace
development, said the decision to set up the special force is part of steps to
curb the menace of touting and other illegal activities around Nigeria’s
airports.
Olubunmi Kuku, FAAN’s managing director (MD), said the
personnel will initially be deployed to five international airports in Lagos,
Abuja, Port Harcourt, Kano, and Enugu.
Kuku said the next phase will be coordination, emphasising
an ongoing campaign to ensure that airport personnel conduct themselves in a
manner that is both acceptable and noticeable to passengers.
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