Nigeria's president ratifies international protocols on aviation

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has ratified the Protocol to Amend the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft under the Hague Convention of 1971 and Beijing Protocol 2010.

President Buhari also ratified the Protocol to Amend the Convention on the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against Safety of Civil Aviation under the Montreal Convention of 1971 and Beijing Protocol 2010.

A statement by Presidential Spokesperson, Malam Garba Shehu, on Wednesday said that the instruments were ratified by President Buhari on 22 November.

According to the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), the Beijing Protocol supplements the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft, done at The Hague on 16 December 1970.

To this end, the Protocol expands the scope of The Hague Convention to cover different forms of aircraft hijackings, including through modern technological means.

President Buhari also ratified the Protocol to Amend the Convention on Offences and Certain Other Acts Committed on Board Aircraft.

In another development, the President ratified the Bilateral Air Services Agreement between Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

With this, it is expected that Nigeria’s aviation links with the UAE will improve significantly.

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