The Federal Government immediately placed all airports across the land on red alert on Saturday.
President Buhari on Saturday said he received with great shock and profound sadness, news of the terrorist attacks on innocent civilians in Paris.
Security officials at airports across Nigeria have been placed on high alert following the deadly attack carried out by suspected militants loyal to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria on Friday in Paris, France.
Although security officials at airports had been on guard to combat terror, it was learnt that the country’s major airports received some reinforcement on Saturday as more armed operatives were sighted.
It was also gathered that the armed officers were drafted to airports to also help beef up security at the facilities.
The spokesperson of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, Mr. Yakubu Dati, confirmed to one of our correspondents that the security presence at the airports was to counter terror attacks.
“Security at airports has been high since the rise of insurgency in the country, but any increase in the presence of officers cannot be far from the terror happenings within and outside Nigeria,” he said.
Dati noted that the alertness of aviation security officers led to the arrest of a Boko Haram suspect at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja recently.
According to him, airport officials were also on high alert, adding that “the fight against terror is a collective fight. So there is need for high security consciousness, not just at the airports.”
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