AIRPORT
Passengers aboard a Port Harcourt-bound
flight panicked on Friday after a yet-to-be-
identified man climbed the aircraft while it
was about to take-off at the Murtala
Muhammed Airport, Ikeja.
According to a video shot by one of the
passengers in Lagos, the man illegally gained
access to the airside with a piece of hand
luggage.
The video also showed that the man climbed
the aircraft wing and deposited the bag inside
one of the engines.
The aircraft was at the holding bay expecting
clearance for take-off when the incident
occurred.
The man’s action caused panic and frenzy as
some of the passengers immediately
demanded that the pilot and cabin crew open
the aircraft doors for them to disembark due
to safety concerns.
Mrs Henrietta Yakubu, General Manager,
Corporate Affairs, Federal Airports Authority of
Nigeria, who confirmed the development to
newsmen said the man had been arrested.
According to her, the stowaway was arrested
by the Aviation Security Personnel and was
taken to Tango City, a FAAN security unit
domiciled at the Murtala Muhammed
International Airport, Ikeja.
Also, the spokesperson for the Lagos Airport
Police Command, DSP Joseph Alabi,
confirmed the development to the News
Agency of Nigeria.
Alabi, however, said that the case had not
been transferred to the Command from Tango
City, adding that further information would be
released in due course.
A reliable source, however, told NAN that the
individual, upon arrest, claimed he wanted to
travel to Ghana but refused to disclose how
he managed to gain access to the restricted
airside.
(NAN)
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