Airports Gets New Security Equipments.

According to Yakubu Dati, FAAN’s image maker, “The Authority has already installed seven brand new X-ray scanning machines at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, five at the cargo basement of the international terminal, one at the Hajj and Cargo terminal and another at the airport’s domestic terminal 1.”

Mr Dati said all the other airports in the country will also benefit from the installation of these new scanning machines.

First of all because the equipment is complex, it includes cargo screening machines, carry-on screening machines, hand-held metal detectors, 3-D body scanners, hold baggage screening machines and walk-through metal detectors.


“These scanners will help to ensure increased security surveillance of outgoing baggage destined for aircraft bulk hold.

This is in addition to the CCTV cameras installed within the airports, which will ensure that illegal or unapproved luggage are not loaded onto the aircraft.

It will also help check pilfering of luggage,” Dati said.
The expansion and remodelling of airports with structurally changed designs of which were changed was the reason for the provision of these new security equipment.