Nigeria, June 3 -- The US recently claimed that Nigerian airports are generally unsafe.

In response, Captain Alex Bade, the Director General of the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), explained through Mrs Bimbo Oladeji on May 13 in Abuja that the NSIB disagrees with that view.

While the NSIB admits that some airports face issues like weak perimeter fencing and wildlife entering the runways, he argues these problems are common worldwide.

He also stressed that Nigerian airports are not "completely unsafe" but do need improvements.

This raises the question: is Bade's reply trying to downplay the real risks?

Based on available information, it seems Bade was more focused on celebrating proliferation of airports in the country wh...