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Airport security fee and border security services at Freetown International Airport

Suspended Status as of 19 October 2026 · Funding type: Passenger or user fee

Securiport (SL) Limited provides border security and passenger data services at Freetown International Airport 2,5. Until September 2022 the government paid the company USD 40 per passenger. It then moved to a USD 25 fee paid by passengers directly to Securiport 1. On 6 July 2026 the Ministry of Internal Affairs suspended the fee pending a contract review and a special audit by Audit Service Sierra Leone 2,3. Reports differ on whether Securiport's airport operations were halted too 2,4. The audit findings were not published as of 19 October 2026.

Key terms

Buyer
Government of Sierra Leone (Ministry of Internal Affairs)
Vendor
Securiport (SL) Limited
Vendor based in
United States (parent company)
Signed
Not published
Duration
Not published
Value
Not published
Funding
passenger fee
Fee model
Before 1 September 2022 the government paid Securiport USD 40 per arriving and departing air passenger under the contract. From 1 September 2022, after what the government called a renegotiated contract fee, passengers paid USD 25 directly to Securiport through its web platform, on top of airport tax and the ticket price, as reported by the Sierra Leone Telegraph. Collection of the USD 25 fee was suspended from 6 July 2026.
Procurement route
Not published
System ownership
Not published
Data terms
Not published. During the suspension Securiport was to keep logging inbound and outbound passenger data, except for diplomatic passport holders, as reported by Voyages Afriq.

Audits, courts, parliament and regulators

  1. 1 September 2022: The government shifted the cost from the state budget to passengers at USD 25 each, citing the global economic crisis, as reported by the Sierra Leone Telegraph 1.
  2. 20 June 2026: The Audit Committee of the Sierra Leone Immigration Department inspected enrolment cameras, scanners, monitors and electronic gate booths provided by Securiport at Freetown International Airport 5.
  3. 6 July 2026: The Ministry of Internal Affairs suspended the USD 25 airport security fee until further notice, pending a review of the contract and an independent special audit by Audit Service Sierra Leone 2,3.
  4. July 2026: Reports differ on the scope of the suspension. Voyages Afriq reported the contract stays in force and Securiport keeps running its background operations 2. Premier Media reported the ministry notice suspended both the fee and Securiport's operations at the airport 4.
  5. 3 July 2026: Hawa Koroma, executive director of the Civil Society Consortium on Internal Security, asked the government to reverse the suspension, as reported by Premier Media 4.

Sources

  1. Sierra Leone Telegraph: report on the airport security fee change (1 September 2022)
  2. Voyages Afriq: Sierra Leone Suspends US$25 Airport Security Fee at Freetown International Airport (6 July 2026)
  3. ATTA: Sierra Leone suspends $25 airport security fee pending contract review and audit (6 July 2026)
  4. Premier Media: Civil Society Consortium Raises Concern Over Suspension of Securiport (9 July 2026)
  5. Sierra Leone Immigration Department: Audit Committee of the Sierra Leone Immigration Department Inspects Freetown International Airport (20 June 2026)

Fields marked "Not published" or "Not confirmed" could not be established from an official or reliable source. If you hold a document that fills a gap or corrects an entry, write to [email protected]. Last checked 19 October 2026.

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