1, 593 AVSEC Personnel Complete Professional Training

Stories by ChineduEze

The Directorate of Aviation Security Services at the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has completed professional training and retraining of 1,593 Aviation Security (AVSEC) personnel in various specialist areas.

The agency said with the training, more AVSEC personnel would be deployed to different airports in the country under FAAN’s management for more effective security coverage of the facilities, monitoring and enhanced passenger facilitation.

FAAN has also embarked on improving its training facilities, which include the repositioning of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) approved FAAN training facility in Lagos for effective delivery of international AVSEC courses.

Special Adviser, Media to the Managing Director of FAAN, GbengaOlorunponmi, disclosed that FAAN executed enhanced airport security surveillance and response systems at the airports in Lagos, Abuja, Kano, Port Harcourt, Enugu, Benin, Yola, Ibadan and Maiduguri. 

These are new-generation airport security solutions that harness advanced technologies like video surveillance, face recognition, video analytics, perimeter intrusion detection, and sophisticated access control systems can help enhance security measures and streamline operations. They enable airports to adapt to the evolving security landscape and create safer environments for travellers and staff.

FAAN has also designed portal for real-time AVSEC database on training, operations, equipment and manpower. It has in addition implemented a comprehensive AVSEC manpower audit for planning and enhanced service delivery.