The Federal Airports Authority of
Nigeria has constituted a panel of inquiry to investigate the fire incident
that occurred at its headquarters in Lagos.
The Managing Director of the
Authority, Engr Saleh Dunoma made the disclosure, while addressing a press
conference after he inspected affected areas alongside his management team.
In his words, “ the committee ,
which will comprise representatives from the Nigerian Police Force, Nigerian
Civil Aviation Authority, Accident Investigation Bureau, the Authority’s
Director of Security Services, representatives from Fire department, Safety
department and Legal. The Legal representative would also serve as the Secretary
to the panel.
The committee would basically
investigate the entire incident, with a view to evaluating the immediate and
remote causes of the fire, determining the extent of damage, making
recommendations to forestall future reoccurrence, amongst other issues that may
arise during the cause of their investigation.
Stating that the committee is
expected to turn in their reports within the next two weeks, the MD noted that
the Nigerian Police Force would also continue its parallel investigation to unravel
the cause of the incident.
While apologizing to the general
public and road users around the FAAN headquarters for inconveniences that
might have arisen within the period of the incident, he affirmed that the
Authority will not shut down its headquarters as operations will continue,
since a larger section of the offices was not affected.
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