Section 10: Other staff of the Authority.

(1) The Authority shall, subject to the approval of the Board -
(a) employ either directly or on transfer or secondment from any civil or public service in the Federation such number of employees as may, in the opinion of the Authority, be required to assist the Board and the Managing Director in the performance of their functions;
(b) employ such other persons from outside the public service of the Federation or of a State, where it deems necessary;
(c) recruit security officers for the Authority and the officers so recruited shall subject to the general laws and regulations relating to the use of fire arms, be entitled to carry fire arms on their persons while on duty; and
(d) pay to persons so employed such remuneration including allowances, benefits and pensions, as may be determined by the Board.
(2) There shall be appointed by the Authority a Legal Adviser who shall be -
(a) a Staff of the Authority;
(b) the Secretary to the Board; and
(c) a legal practitioner who has been so qualified for a period of at least 10 years.
(3) The Secretary shall -
(a) conduct the correspondence and keep the records of the Board, and
(b) perform such other functions as the Board or the Managing Director, may assign to him.
(4) The composition of the Directors and Senior Management staff of the Agency appointed under subsection (1) (a) shall reflect equity and fairness as enshrined in section 14 (3) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999. [Cap. C23, LFN, 2004.]
(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1)(c), it is an offence to carry arms and ammunition within the premises of all airports unless specifically authorised by the Airport Manager.
(6) A person who violates subsection (2) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of N100,000 or imprisonment for a term not more than 60 days.
(7) The Authority shall have overall responsibility for security at all airports and for this purpose -
(a) request from the Inspector General of Police, the Director General of the State Security Services, the Commandant General of the National Security and Civil Defence Corps and the Service Chiefs of the Armed Forces, either on transfer or secondment, such number of personnel as the Authority may require to ensure adequate security at all airports;
(b) make regulations and establish guidelines for the conduct of security personnel assigned to all airports;
(c) reject the assignment of unauthorised security personnel to all airports; and
(d) dismiss from the airports, any security personnel found to be acting beyond the scope of the Authority’s guidelines and recommendations.
(8) The deployment of personnel to all airports whether on secondment or transfer by the Nigerian Armed Forces, the Nigerian Police Force, the State Security Services and the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps shall be for a minimum term of 18 months in the first instance except where the personnel is dismissed by the Authority from service at the airports for failure to follow regulations and guidelines.
(9) Personnel of the Nigerian Armed Forces, the Nigerian Police Force, the State Security Services and the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps deployed to all Airports, whether on transfer or secondment are for the duration of their deployment, security officers appointed under this section.