Suspected Stowaway Arrested at MMIA as Passenger Dies Onboard Flight
Category: Nigerian National News
Aviation Security (AVSEC) staff of the
Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) on Wednesday apprehended a
man, Mr. Alabibu Olushola, who was attempting to stow away in a taxiing
aircraft on the tarmac at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport
(MMIA), Ikeja, just as middle-aged man died onboard Arik Air Owerri to
Lagos flight.
The suspect was said to have hoped to board a Medview flight taxing to take off on its way to Maiduguri via Abuja.
Olushola was apprehended with the help of Medview crew that stopped the suspect on his stride before he was arrested by AVSEC official.
Medview said in a statement that the action of the crew led to the
arrest and the return of the aircraft to the tarmac for security check.
The airline disclosed that the Maiduguri bound aircraft was taxing to
the threshold for take-off when the pilot sited a man on the active
runway and alerted the control tower on his observation and requested
for aviation security personnel.
“While still taxiing, the pilot noticed that the same man had crossed to the threshold, and was moving towards the aircraft, and had to alert the control tower again for security.
“The man got entangled with the engine thrust as the pilot increased the speed of the engine before he was picked up by security agents.
“The pilot asked for permission to return to base, where security
agencies, including bomb disposal squad, conducted a thorough check on
all passengers, luggage and the entire aircraft, and appropriate
clearance was given,” Medview explained in the statement.
According to the General Manager, Public Affairs of FAAN, Yakubu Dati,
the culprit was arrested as soon as he scaled the perimeter fence near
the moving aircraft, and after interrogation by the AVSEC staff, he was
immediately handed over to the police for further interrogation.
“The authority wishes to remind members of the public that access to
restricted areas of the airport, including the tarmac and perimeter
roads, is prohibited for unauthorised persons, including airport staff,
who have no business being there. This is in view of the present
security situation in the country.
Dati also said FAAN would henceforth not hesitate to arrest and
prosecute any person, including unauthorised airport staff, who was
found loitering about restricted areas of all airports in the country.
In another development, Nigeria’s major air operator, Arik Air,
yesterday announced that a middle-aged man aboard its Owerri-Lagos
afternoon flight was confirmed dead by doctors on arrival at the Lagos
airport.
The airline said the passenger boarded the flight from Owerri in the
company of a relative and while the aircraft was airborne, the deceased
started showing signs of discomfort midway into the flight and later
died.
The airline said the body of the man had been deposited in the mortuary
by the police while investigation into the immediate cause of his death
had started.
It was not clear whether the deceased was ill and being taken to a hospital in Lagos from Owerri before he died.
Source: ThisDayLive
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