The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has intensified security surveinance at all Seaports in the country in compliance with an Executive Order issued by Acting President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo.
Under the arrangement, all touts and hawkers are now banned in the port, while clearing agents and “motor-boys” will be stopped from hanging around and constituting crowd in the port.
The Managing Director of NPA, Hadiza Bala Usman, has according to the statement, directed full and immediate compliance with the executive order by all officials of the agency.
As part of the implementation process, the surveillance of illegal vessels movement by Command, Control, Communication and Intelligence (C3I) Centre and regular patrols of waterfront and common user areas and terminals by joint security teams has already started.
Also, all security agencies are being sensitized on their specific roles procedures for enforcing security in the ports and environs in order to achieve a synergy between all security agencies in carrying out security at the ports in line with the International Ships and Port Facility Security (ISPS) code.
According to the statement, the management of NPA has commenced ongoing illumination of port common user areas and fencing of Tincan Island Port Complex to ward off unauthorized access by miscreants, while liaising with Lagos State Government for the illumination of port access roads.
