ISIS: FAAN speaks on importing ‘jihadists’ into Nigeria

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, has beefed up
security and surveillance at the major airports in the country
following recent reports of terrorists sneaking into Nigeria from
Syria.

The General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Mrs. Henrietta Yakubu,
speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, in Lagos on Tuesday said
the move was aimed at forestalling any attack at the airports.

DAILY POST reports that Leaders of ISIS were sneaking battle-hardened
jihadis from Syria into Nigeria to train terrorists for possible
attacks in Britain.

She stated that special attention was being given to Lagos, Abuja,
Kano, Enugu and Port Harcourt Airports which services international
passengers and were gateways into the country via air.

Yakubu pointed out that 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.'

"Our Closed Circuit Television cameras in the terminals and the
airside are all functional.

"The Anti-Bomb Squad are deployed behind the screening machines at the
terminal alongside the AVSEC and the National Drug Law Enforcement
Agency . They carry out further checks on any baggage that they
suspect.''