The United States Government has donated a set of body scanner to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for use at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
The US Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Terence McCulley, handed over the scanner to the Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Alhaji Ahmadu Giade, on Thursday at the MMIA.
Some of the officials in attendance were the Director-General, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Dr. Harold Demuren; and Project Co-ordinator, US Africa Command, Lt Col. Tim Hafner.
The US Ambassador said the new scanner, purchased and installed at $225,000, was donated to the Nigerian Government by the US Africa Command.
McCulley said the new scanner, which is capable of detecting drugs and bombs, was meant to compliment the war against terrorism and narcotics.
He said prior to the purchase of the new scanner, the US Mission had bought four other scanners and four new drug and explosive-detecting “Itemizers” for use at Nigeria’s four international airports in Abuja, Lagos, Kano and Port Harcourt.
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