A yet-to-be identified man who was arrested yesterday for climbing a moving Air Peace flight at Murtala Muhammed Airport in Ikeja, Lagos said he thoug
A yet-to-be identified man who was arrested yesterday for climbing a moving Air Peace flight at Murtala Muhammed Airport in Ikeja, Lagos said he thought the plane was heading overseas when asked why he committed the act.
In a statement, the airline said the man hid himself in the bush before running to mount the plane on Friday morning. The plane was heading for Owerri, when the man, in his twenties, mounted the flight and attempted to force his way in. The pilot of the aircraft was notified by the pilot-in-command of a private jet coming behind it. Security operatives were immediately notified and the man was arrested.
“The security wing of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria was alerted and the man was accosted and whisked away. When interrogated on why he took the action, the man stated that he thought the aircraft was headed overseas,” the statement read.
In July, a man found his way to the Lagos airport and climbed a Port Harcourt-bound Azman Airlines plane. The man was later identified as Usman Adamu from Republic of Niger.
