NSIB faults US evaluation on security of Nigeria airports

The Nigerian Security Investigation Bureau, NSIB, has faulted the evaluation of the US State Division, suggesting that Nigerian airports are typically unsafe.

The Director Common of NSIB, Capt. Alex Badeh, in an announcement on Wednesday, mentioned relating to the latest incident in Asaba, the place an plane was reported to have encountered animals on the runway, that the plane was nice and continued its journey to Abuja with none injury.

He famous that such occurrences involving animals on runways are uncommon in Nigeria, including that these will not be distinctive to Nigeria and happen at airports globally, together with in the US.

He famous: “It’s unfair to generalise that our airports are completely unsafe. We recognise the necessity for steady enchancment, and we commend the efforts of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, in implementing upgrades.”

Badeh mentioned, “It’s essential to contemplate the context and metrics utilized in such evaluations and acknowledge that challenges similar to perimeter fencing and situations of wildlife intrusion exist at some airports.”

”The incident was reported to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). Since there was no important problem, it was not reported to the NSIB.

“Nevertheless, we plan to succeed in out to the personal entity managing the airport to debate greatest practices.”