The Nigerian Ports Authority has said that as from Tuesday, this week, only people with electronic port pass or means of identification issued by the approved authorities will be allowed into the ports in Lagos.
General Manager, Western Ports, Miss Adenike Sonaike, said this in Lagos recently. She said the measure became necessary to check the influx of people at the ports.
She said the move was in line with the provisions of the international ships and ports facilities security code. She said, "We have severally warned people who have no business being at the port to desist from coming to the port premises; we are now going a step further by ensuring that such people do not have access to the port and anyone found flouting this new order will be arrested and prosecuted by operatives of security agencies".
She further said, "We have responsibility to ensure the safety and security of lives and goods at the ports and we will ensure that we continue to work with relevant stakeholders in this regard".
She advised hawkers, miscreants and people wandering around the port environment to desist from such acts or risk arrest and humiliation from security operatives. She further said, "The present management of NPA places a premium on service delivery. The Managing Director of NPA, Mr. Habib Abdullahi has mandated us to ensure that port users get value for their money and that is what we are focused on. Genuine port users have nothing to fear under this new initiative".
Via: Federal Ministry of Information (FMI) Nigeria
Restriction of movements is never a good sign cos it must be as a result of something. Let's see where this would lead us to