NPA Partners UK Border Force on Port Security

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) is set to partner with the United Kingdom Border Force, on port security and facilitation of legitimate movement of persons and goods at all seaports in the country.

The partnership covers security measures, coordination, information sharing and joint operations, to check persons or activities that may cause harm to operations and investments in the nation’s port industry.

It seeks to safeguard shipping and cargo traffic, improve intelligence gathering and deepen revenue from maritime trade.

NPA’s acting Managing Director, Mohammed Bello-Koko, described the partnership with the UK Border Force as a strategic relations with long term economic benefits to Nigeria and Britain.

The acting MD who was represented by the Executive Director, Marine and Operations, Hon. Onari Brown, eulogized the UK Agency for the good work it is doing to safeguard the economic and national interests of Britain.

He expressed confidence in the partnership to engender efficiency and value for money in all aspects of port business in Nigeria.

The Border Force is a law enforcement agency charged by the UK government to manage immigration and customs checks at all British seaports and airports.

The collaboration with the NPA entails the establishment of an Electronic Cargo Targeting System (ECTS), a Joint Port Control Unit (JPU) and a Mobile Task Force (MTF) with the capacity to enhance the work of Nigerian law enforcement agencies operating within the nation’s maritime domain by providing real-time data and business arterial intelligence tools.