US Coast Guard begins security audit at Lagos ports

The United States Coast Guard has commenced a larboard information appraisal successful Lagos arsenic portion of an ongoing valuation of selected Nigerian larboard facilities for compliance with the International Ship and Port Facility Security, ISPS, Code.

Sources acquainted with the workout astatine the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, said the inspection squad is expected to sojourn the Tin-Can Island Port arsenic portion of the programme.

The assessment, which began earlier successful the week, is scheduled to tally until Friday, March 6, 2026.

A memo obtained by journalists indicated that the workout is aimed astatine reviewing the level of ISPS Code compliance astatine Nigerian ports and related facilities, with the nonsubjective of facilitating the imaginable removal of the Condition of Entry, COE, placed connected vessels arriving successful the United States from Nigeria.

According to the document, the visiting squad volition entree the larboard done designated introduction points, including Abuja Gate and the First Gate to TICT, portion exit movements volition beryllium routed done the Second Gate.

Security unit astatine these entree points person been instructed to fortify power measures passim the inspection period.

The memo besides directed that K9 units and their handlers support a disposable beingness wrong the larboard area, portion operations teams behaviour continuous patrols to guarantee creaseless postulation travel and forestall information breaches.