To ensure the safety and security of lives and property at the Murtala Mohammed International Airports, Lagos, in the face of terrorism threats, an Assistant Inspector – General of Police, AIG, Mr Danjuma Muhammad, has been deployed to head the police command.
According to the spokesman for the Lagos airport command, DSP Joseph Alabi, the AIG Muhammed was taking over from Mr Abdullahi Ali, a Commissioner of Police, who retired recently.
He said Muhammad was an experienced officer who had served in many commands and formations prior to his transfer to the airport.
“The transfer of a very senior ranking officer to the airport command is very strategic and the objective is to ensure that nothing untoward occurs here”.
“The AIG has since assumed duties and has warned officers attached to the command that he will not “tolerate laziness,idleness and dereliction of duties”.
Alabi said the command head had also issued a warning touts parading themselves within the airport environment that they would be prosecuted if and when apprehended.
“The command is working with the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and other sister security agencies to ensure that our airport is safe.
He urged passengers and other airport users to comply with the new security measures put in place for their safety, ,”Our advice is that travelers and other airport users should remain vigilant, law abiding and also comply with the new security measures at the airport environment”.
