NIGERIAN AIRPORTS 96% SECURE, SAYS ICAO

-          Nigerian airports are 96 percent secure, the International Civil Aviation Organization has said.

-          This is coming as the organization announced that it had commenced high-level discussions with African countries on measures to address and counter the spate of terrorist attacks at airports on the continent.

-          The ICAO stated that Nigerian airports came out with a very good result after a recent security audit conducted by the international aviation regulatory body.

-          The President in Council, ICAO, Dr. Bernard Aliu, who disclosed this to journalists in Abuja while being hosted by stakeholders in the sectors, also stated that in a period of about 90 days, the safety audit result for airports in Nigeria would be made available by the organization.

  

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