Man Found Dead On Arik Air Plane At MMIA Lagos Nigeria

Nigeria’s first stowaway kid

A suspected stowaway reportedly died in the undercarriage compartment of an Arik Air aircraft on Saturday.

According to a statement by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, the yet-to-be-identified body was discovered in an Arik airbus A345, with registration number, CS-TFX at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
The statement said that FAAN was reviewing footages of the CCTV system and airside security operations with a view to identifying the gaps and personnel failure, if any, in order to take remedial actions.
Confirming the incident, General Manager, FAAN, Mr. Yakubu Dati, in a chat with Punch Newspaper said that the flight was due to take off for JFK Airport, United States on Saturday night.
He said, “The aircraft was parked by the time the body was discovered, but we found out it was bound to leave for JFK later this night.”
Dati added that FAAN had intensified efforts at improving security and safety at both land and airside through the installation of high tech screening machines, CCTV surveillance cameras and patrol teams.
“The Authority is assuring all travelling passengers of safety of lives and property throughout all the nation’s airports,” he said.