Nigeria Immigration Service’s (NIS) will soon deploy its officers to the new Immigration Control areas at the Murtala Muhammed Airport 2 Ikeja (MM2) for the kick-off of West African flights on December 1.
Its Comptroller-General, Martin Kure Abeshi, made this known at the weekend at a meeting with Mr. Christopher Pennick, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Ltd – the operators of the MM2 Terminal.
Pennick was at the Service Headquarters to brief the Abeshi on the extent of work done at the airport to ensure that its facilities meet international standards.
He confirmed that Bi-Courtney has provided well-furnished offices for both administrative and operational duties of the immigration service and other necessary facilities needed for passengers’ clearance, especially in the departure and arrival halls.
A statement issued by the NIS Public Relations Officer and Deputy Comptroller of Immigration, Ekpedeme King, said the Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Ltd has provided a transit area for interline passengers and a holding area for passengers that might be refused entry into Nigeria and needed to be repatriated.
King said Pennick, during his meeting with Abeshi, formally requested that NIS personnel be deployed early for the take-off of the first international flight.
The NIS boss said the service has been monitoring developments at the MM2 since the Federal Government and the firm signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and was satisfied with developments.
Airlines such as Dana, Aero Contractors and Medview will begin flight using the MM2 to Accra and a few other destinations in West Africa.
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