Nigeria: When a Concession Endangers' Airport Security

31 January 2013

Lagos — In 1998, the Federal Airport Authority (FAAN) concessioned a huge piece of land at the Lagos airport to Akande International Corporation (AIC) to build a Hilton Hotel for 50 years. But with developments of security breaches, terrorists' threats and attacks across the country, FAAN says the hotel project within the airport would further exacerbate security situation to the detriment of passengers, airport workers and aircraft. But Chief Harry Akande, a business mogul and politician said it wouldn't pull through with him because the deal had been sealed.

There has been hostilities between FAAN and AIC over the land. The police had to intervene at some point last week to forestall physical violence.

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