By TIGHT SECURITY ALREADY AS LAGOS EXPECTS BUHARI
BlackBox Nigeria reports that a large number of security operatives have been deployed to strategic positions at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, ahead of the today’s visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to the state.
We gather from the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the security operatives were already at their respective positions at about 6.30 a.m.
Presidential Advance Team Commences Surveillance Operations Ahead Of Buhari’s Visit To Lagos
They included officers of the Nigeria Police Force, Nigerian Air Force, Nigeria Customs Service, Nigeria Immigration Service and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps.
Also on ground were officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps, who were controlling the traffic situation within the airport and its environs.
You will recall that BlackBox Nigeria previously reported that that Buhari, the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Feb. 16, Presidential Election, is coming to Lagos, the nation’s commercial capital, to campaign for his re-election.
He is scheduled to visit the Palace of the Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, State House, Marina and will later address APC supporters at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, in continuation of his Next Level campaign.
Meanwhile, BlackBox Nigeria reports that Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) says it has deployed 1,000 personnel to monitor traffic during the Presidential Campaign.
