Abuja — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has confirmed the compliance of the nation's premier airport, Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMA), Lagos with the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) standards on aviation security.

The TSA, which is a United States' government law enforcement agency responsible for security in all modes of transportation with the bulk of its efforts in aviation security, in its latest assessment, indicated that the aviation security of MMA complied with all the 25 (ICAO) standards on which it was audited.

The audit, which began last week Monday, was completed on Friday by the TSA transportation security specialists comprising Messrs Rick Little and James Cardwell.

The team who were assisted by two officials of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) had, among others, looked into areas of access control, perimeter fencing, screening of passengers and cargo and on-duty card system. It expressed its satisfaction with the overall professional attitude and conduct of all aviation security staff at the airport.

The Minister of Aviation, Mr Babatunde Omotoba, who congratulated the management of FAAN on the outcome of the audit on Sunday in Lagos, reiterated that the Federal Government would not relent in its efforts at ensuring that all the nation's airports are compliant with the required ICAO safety and security standards.

Also in the same vain, the Managing Director of FAAN, Mr. Richard Aisuebeogun, said that the TSA's latest position is a reassurance that agency's security personnel are well trained and could compete with their colleagues in other parts of the world.

Aisuebeogun noted that the audit report further confirmed that the increased scrutiny at the MMA could check any possible infiltration of the airport by unwanted forces and guard against the potential threat of any aircraft operating to and out of the airport.