The Kotoka International Airport (KIA) has introduced additional security measures in the wake of recent terror attacks in the West African sub-region, a statement by the Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL) announced Tuesday.
The move comes on the heels of the escalation of radical Islamist terrorism in the West African sub-region, pushing governments in the region to place their states on terror alert.
Security experts have said that public places including hotels, restaurants, malls and other public places that attract a lot of foreigners are prone to attacks.
A statement issued by the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) said the company will shortly decongest the airport square and intensify police military presence.
“The Ghana Airport Company Limited wishes to inform the traveling public that additional security measures have been introduced at the Kotoka Intentional Airport and the Regional Airports. The measures include screening of passengers before entering the departure hall, restricting entry into the terminal to only the traveling public, preventing all unauthorized persons from accessing restricted areas, preventing parking unauthorized vehicles in front of the terminal, decongesting the airport square and intensify police military presence.” the statement said.
The statement urged the traveling public to bear with the company, adding it regrets any inconvenience caused.
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and its affiliates launched an attack in Mali in November 2015, one in Burkina Faso in January, and now in Ivory Coast earlier in March. On March 16, Boko Haram also attacked a mosque in Maiduguri, Nigeria, killing at least twenty-two people.
