Terrorism: Nat. Security meets hotels, airlines, malls

National Security has outlined a series of measures to heighten security within the country in the aftermath of the Burkina Faso terrorist attack on a luxury hotel in Ouagadougou, the capital of Ghana’s northern neighbour, on Friday January 15, which killed 28 people.

As part of the measures, AccraFM.com has learnt that National Security will be meeting operators of hotels, airlines and malls to put in anti-terrorism measures.

National Security will first meet managers of 27 major hotels that operate in Accra on Tuesday January 19. The hotels include:

Mövenpick Ambassador Hotel

Hotel Gold Coast City

Golden Tulip Hotel

Fiesta Royale Hotel

Best Western Premier Hotel

Tang Palace Hotel

Paloma Hotel

Penta Hotel

Mensvic Grand Hotel

Coconut Grove Regency Hotel

La Palm Royal Beach Hotel

La Beach Hotel

Oak Plaza Hotel

Holiday Inn Hotel

Airport View Hotel

African Regent Hotel

Accra City Hotel (formerly Novotel)

Alisa Hotel

Hillside Hotel

Africa Sun Amber Hotel

Erata Hotel

Coco Beach Hotel

Ange Hill Hotel

Frankies’ Hotel

Ellking Hotel

GS Plaza Hotel

Tulip Inn Hotel

Also, hoteliers in the country have been given a month to procure body scanners to scrutinise all visitors.

They are also required to have metal barricades to control entry into their facilities. Furthermore, the hotels have been asked to start compiling databases of all visitors.

On Wednesday January 20, National Security officers will meet with the various airlines that operate in and out of the country. They include KLM, Egypt Air, Air Maroc, among others.

It is part of efforts to avoid drug trafficking and hijacking of aircraft by terrorists. At the meeting, the airlines will be told to always announce their flight manifest before cruising onto the tarmac.

On Thursday January 21, National Security will meet all mall operators in the country to discuss similar anti-terrorism security measures.