Another Stowaway Boy Arrested At MM Airport

Security operatives of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Sunday arrested a teenager described as a trespasser who was making his way into Allied Air cargo aircraft,at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos.

The teenager was said to have been spotted by the airside staff of the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCo) who were handling the aircraft in preparation for a flight.
Although it was not confirmed his motive for trying to board the flight as indications showed that the aircraft was not scheduled to leave yesterday to any destination.

Reacting to the incident, the General Manager, Corporate Communications of FAAN, Yakubu Dati, warned the public that the authority would henceforth apply strict sanctions against anyone caught on the airside or within the restricted areas of our airports without proper authorisation.

“The safety and security of the airport environment falls under purview of FAAN so the authority will no longer allow unscrupulous elements to commit security breach at our airports thereby diminishing the giant strides made by the federal government in transforming the country’s aviation industry, the dividends of which are evident at all our airports,” Dati said.

He remarked that since the incident of the stowaway boy Daniel Ohikhena, who flew from Benin to Lagos in the belly of the wheel of an Arik aircraft, FAAN security personnel had apprehended a few "copycats" trying to replicate the incident.
Meanwhile, the federal government has confirmed its approval of the designation of major international carrier, Emirates to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.