Interior minister test runs e-gates at Abuja airport

The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has tested the electronic gates (e-gates) mounted at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
While inspecting the facilities on Friday, the minister said the installation is 99 per cent completed, adding that the e-gates would be deployed for operations by next week.
Addressing the media, the minister said the e-gates were being deployed to eliminate human interfaces, reduce bureaucracy and make movement of passengers in and out the country seamless.
According to him, 29 of the e-gates would be deployed in Lagos, four in Enugu and Kano while Port-Harcourt would have five.