The National Association of Nigerian Travel Agencies (NANTA) has urged the Federal Government to to carry out background checks on all aviation workers in order to reduce terrorism act in the sector.
Mrs. Susan Akporiaye, President, NANTA, said that it was necessary for the government to be proactive in tackling insecurity in the country, especially in the aviation sector, which was being targeted by terrorists.
She advised that the process should be supported by the best global security intelligence architecture, which would nip such negative intentions and breaches in the bud.
She said: “It’s certainly strange to wait to be attacked before we can respond. So, we must advice that relevant government security agencies in charge of the critical aviation systems be put on the highest level of alert at the airports and the vicinities.”
Akporiaye advocated the need for all operators and workers in the sector should be profiled daily, while access to the cargo and passengers areas be limited and put under effective surveillance at both local and international aerodromes in the country.
