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  • FAAN, immigration officers’ clash disrupts activities at Lagos airport

    Flight operations and other activities were yesterday disrupted at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, following a clash between Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and Nigeria Immigration Service officers.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the clash occurred around 8.30 am. after FAAN’s security outfit, Aviation Security (AVSEC), prevented other security agencies from entering restricted areas of the airport.

    AVSEC personnel demanded that all security officers attached to the airport must present their On-Duty Cards (ODCs) before being allowed into the restricted areas.

    During the screening, it was discovered that most of the personnel were using expired ODCs . This prompted FAAN to deny them access to the terminal.

    Those affected by the restriction included officers of NIS, Department of State Security Service (DSS), Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).

    Some officials of the NigeriaAirspace management Agency (NAMA) and Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) were also turned back by the security personnel.

    A source, who witnessed the screening, told NAN that an Immigration officer, Mr C.S.I. Obasi, while resisting the AVSEC security officers, was injured in his left eye.

    The development degenerated to a heated exchange between officers of both agencies, which led to the discontinuation of the processing of outbound and in-bound passengers.

    Passengers were left stranded for over two hours as the airlines could not carry out their flight operations.

    The Public Relations Officer of the NIS, Airport Command, Mr Adebola Adetula, told aviation correspondents that Obasi was assaulted by AVSEC officers.

    Adetula said the NIS officer arrived at the airport and proceeded to the E-arrival of the airport but was prevented from carrying out his duty by AVSEC based on the allegation that his ODC had expired.

    He added that despite entreaties to AVSEC to allow him in and process the passengers, he was refused and attacked by the AVSEC officers.

    While confirming that Obasi’s ODC had expired since Aug. 15, he argued that it was the responsibility of FAAN to issue a fresh one.

    Adetula said: ”The attacked officer just did surgery on that part of the eye and it was in the same eye he was slapped by AVSEC officers on duty and his glasses got broken.”

    However, a FAAN source who spoke on condition of anonymity, debunked the claim that Obasi was assaulted by AVSEC officers.

    The source said it was a security risk for people to be allowed into restricted areas  without a valid ODC.

    According to the source, this was the major reason AVSEC officers were demanding the card, adding that it was in line with global aviation safety regulation.

    A similar clash between FAAN officers and those of the Nigeria Customs Service took place on June 3 over the same issue.

  • Attempted stowaway arrested at Lagos airport

    Attempted stowaway arrested at Lagos airport

    25-year-old man who attempted to hide under the tyre carriage of a Medview aircraft on a domestic flight was apprehended yesterday at the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal 2 (MMA2) in Lagos.

    The young man’s name could not be immediately verified as at the time of writing this report .

    Airport workers hinted that he succeeded in gaining access into the tyre compartment of the aircraft which was ready for taxing on the Tarmac .

    He hid himself at the tyre compartment in the under carriage of the aircraft .

    A source hinted that final  inspection round the plane by the pilot drew his attention to some strange movements and object inside the  tyre compartment.

    The man was handed over to the police at the domestic airport where he confessed he has nursed the ambition of carry out the act for two weeks and had been holed up around the airport while perfecting his plan.

    The stowaway was said to have confessed that he did what he did out of desperation to leave the country for another in the quest for greener pasture.

    When asked how he found his way into the tyre compartment of the aircraft, he declared that he jumped through the fence that demarcated the VIP  Lounge section of the airport from the tarmac where the plane was waiting for clearance for takeoff.

    A police officer at the domestic wing confirmed the incident but declined to give  further  comment .

    He said the stowaway has been handed over to Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for further questioning.

  • Avoiding congestion at Lagos Airport

    Avoiding congestion at Lagos Airport

    To avert congestion at the apron of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, air cargo freighters have been asked to patronise other airports. Re-routing of cargoes to other airports and subsequent expansion of the facility will reduce activities at the terminal, KELVIN OSA-OKUNBOR, reports.

    Unclearedcargoes at the  Murtala Muhammed  cargo  apron, have  left the section of the airport congested. The result is that the tarmac can no longer accommodate large cargo aircraft on account of limited space.

    Until the uncleared cargoes are removed from both the tarmac and apron,  the area will remain a no-go-area for big cargo aircraft, including Boeing 747 and Boeing 767.

    The reason for the pillage of air freight  during the temporary closure of the cargo terminal is due to the clash between Licensed Customs Agents and officials of the Lagos Airport Command of the Nigerian Customs Service  over operational procedures.

    The clash was heightened as neither the agents, nor Customs officials were ready to shift grounds over clearing procedures at the cargo-shed, which bordered on safety and security at the facility.

    While the closure was on, in-bound cargoes continued to arrive at the terminal without any clearance, leading to the congestion at the apron that was already over stretched.

    The terminal was reopened in  the first week of December. After the reopening came fresh concerns on how the cargoes would be cleared loomed.

    Importers have continued  to route their imports through the airport, which has added to the congestion at the apron.

    Some clearing agents and freight forwarders, however, have  raised  alarm over pilferage of unclaimed cargoes at the terminal.

    Chairman of the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAF), Mr Segun Musa, has cautioned that further disruption in operation at the terminal could further worsen the situation, adding that  the security and safety of cargoes could not be guaranteed.

    He said storage facilities at the terminal, including the apron are inadequate, as a result, theft  and  pilferage are now a commom occurence.

    Since the cargo terminal was reopened, heaps of cargoes have remained unclaimed as a result of payment of demurrage on the affected cargoes.

    Clearing agents, as well as ground handling companies and importers, are yet to agree on the payment of demurrage on cargoes  on the ground while the closure lasted.

    Importers have vowed not to pay the demurrage as the closure  was not caused by them. Discussions, it was learnt, are on going on how to resolve the impasse.

    To avoid confusion at the cargo terminal, the government, two weeks ago, advised operators of all cargo flights to find alternative entry points for their cargoes.

    The General Manager, Corporate Communications, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN),  Yakubu Dati, said the authority is constrained to suspend cargo flights into the Lagos Airport.

    FAAN, he said, has advised the Nigerian Airspace Manager Agency to issue a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) to this effect.

    “This has become imperative due to the congestion created by the backlog of cargoes following the two-week closure of the terminal by the Nigerian Customs Service,” he said, adding that the authority has initiated measures to accelerate the clearance of these goods and return the situation to normal.

    He urged airlines and importers  to use alternative airports, explaining that the authority is constrained to take this measure for the time being for the safety and security of all concerned.

    The acting Managing Director of Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) Plc, Norbert Bielderman, has assured that the congestion would soon be resolved.

    He said the congestion was not anticipated as all stakeholders are working hard to ensure that the matter is resolved.

    Clearance  of goods at the cargo terminal is ongoing and should end by the first week of January.

    He said everything is under control and work is progressing at full blast. “All hands are on deck to ensure that the backlog is cleared. Currently we have cleared approximately 60 per cent. We are hopeful that the situation will be back to normal by the end of the first week of 2015. We currently do 24 hours decongestion on the tarmac, which has yielded positive result,” he stated.

    Bielderman said  the seven days-a-week work strategy, adopted by the company, has gone a long way in reducing the volume of cargo on the tarmac.

    “By joint agreement between the terminal operators, clearing agents and Customs, it was decided that work will continue despite the holidays to address the challenge,” he said, pointing out that this will enable all concerned to seek new ways and measures to address the problem of cargo congestion. This position was agreed between all stakeholders in cargo clearing business, he said.

    Bielderman explained that because of the nature of the task at hand, the senior management team would be on ground during the holidays and would continue to work until the situation gets back to normal.

    He said: “Due to the situation in cargo, I will not be going on leave. My senior management team and myself will be on ground during this holiday season until the situation is back to normal in cargo.”

    He praised the working relationship with stakeholders, saying that everyone is doing great to ensure the situation is contained, particularly Customs and clearing agents’ leadership. He appealed to importers for their understanding during this period, even as he promised that Nahco Aviance is doing everything possible to ensure that their shipments are delivered safely without further delay.

    “We truly never envisaged this situation. However, all necessary mechanisms have been put in place to guard against a repeat of this ugly incident,” he re-assured.

    Meanwhile, foreign airlines operating in Nigeria have canvassed expansion of the cargo apron at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos.

    The airlines are worried that the limited size of the cargo apron is affecting their operations into Nigeria, as the capacity of the apron does not match the scale of operations.

    The president of Association of Foreign Airlines Representatives in Nigeria ( AFARN ) Mr     Kingsley Nwokoma said the cargo apron of the Lagos Airport   is long overdue after decades of its construction .

    He said the expansion of the apron will assist to reduce cargo congestion at the terminal.

    NAGAF, Murtala Muhammed Airport chapter has raised  alarm over possibility of tampering with the  cargo at the airport as discharged cargo flown in by foreign airlines litter the apron.

    The Chairman of the  Lagos Airport chapter of the association, Mr Segun Musa, said discharged cargo at   the airport apart from being tampered with  could be damaged by rain as there is inadequate cover under the shed  for discharged cargo.

    He said if ground handling companies have state-of-the-art equipment, it could facilitate speedy clearance of cargo at the terminal.

    Musa said the use of technology could hasten the clearance of cargo at the terminal, by reducing the use of manual procedures.

    Also speaking in an interview the chairman of PrimePorts, a freight forwarding and logistics firm, Mr Femi Adewunmi, has advised government to address infrastructure challenges at some international airports to reduce the traffic of cargo into the Lagos Airport.

    He cited the Port Harcourt International Airport as one of the airports to benefit from such facility upgrade.

    He said the congestion of cargo at the apron of the Lagos Airport could be addressed if other international airports are developed to handle high volumes of air freight.

    He cited the Port Harcourt International Airport as one of the airports to be developed into a cargo hub.

    Adewunmi said: “If the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa, Rivers State is to develop into a cargo hub for the Southsouth region, the Federal Government should urge relevant aeronautical and other agencies to harmonise operational charges and tariffs, improve on  infrastructure as well address gaps in procurement movements.”

    The logistics, freight and clearing operator said until government puts in place incentives to drive cargo volume into the Port Harcourt International Airport, operators would continue to suffer congestion challenges at the Lagos Airport.

    He said most of the cargo meant for Port Harcourt are flown into Lagos , only to be moved by road.

    He said: “If government puts in place adequate facilities, such cargo by air would be flown directly to Port Harcourt thereby reducing congestion at the Lagos Airport.

    When the Lagos Airport cargo terminal was shut down, many importers suffered losses.

    If cargo by air were made attractive through other airports, the congestion that operators now suffer would be a thing of the past.

    Now that government has directed suspension of cargo flown into Lagos Airport, it is now clear to all that other airports have to be developed.

    We need to put in place deliberate policy to drive cargo development in other airports.

    The Port Harcourt market in terms of air cargo is worth several billions of dollars.

  • Benefits of full jet flight simulator at Lagos Airport

    Benefits of full jet flight simulator at Lagos Airport

    Domestic  airline pilots, over the years, have been running huge bills travelling abroad for full jet  flight simulator training due to the absence of such facilities in Nigeria. If plans by the government to establish  the facility at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos for Boeing 737 series are fruitful, capital flight will be reduced, reports KELVIN OSA – OKUNBOR.

    Aircraft maintenance and crew training constitute  huge expenditure for domestic carriers .

    Operators, according to a rough estimate, spend about N2.5 billions  yearly on such training .

    Training of flight crew is smandatory  for both the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority  (NCAA).

    Airline pilots are expected to have what experts describe as recurrency training,  part of which is flight simulator for pilots.

    This multi-million dollar training done offshore, has been a source of big headache for many domestic carriers.

    Operators have consistently decried the failure of government to establish such facility in Nigeria.

    “Nigerian airlines spend at least N2.5 billion  annually in payment to foreign firms engaged in routine training of the pilots. Part of the training is full-jet flight simulator,” said a source.

    Pilots’ simulator training, also called recertification training, is done once every six months by all pilots in Nigeria in accordance with the NCAA’s regulation.

    Experts say this is one avenue for huge capital flight out of the country .

    Its been ascertained that an airline with four aircraft spends at least $450,000 on simulator training. This means that the airline spends $112,500 on pilot training for each aircraft.

    Consequently, major airlines  spend $8.3m (N1. 25 billion ) every six months, and $16.7m (N2.5 billion ) every year.

    Flight simulation reduces significantly, the cost of flight crew training.

    The proposal by government to purchase full Jet- Flight Simulator (5000 Series B737) with complete accessories for the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria, Kaduna State, has been welcomed by experts.

    The simulator, with its complete accessories, would be located at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos.

    But as lofty as the proposal appears, many domestic airlines’ pilots are reluctant to comment on the matter.

    Reason: they earn allowance in foreign currency when they are sent out for training by their employers. Having such facility in Nigeria would put an end to such funds .

    The simulator, which will enable students of the aviation college  and already qualified pilots carry out their training locally  will also serve a dual purpose of a training facility and a source of revenue generation for the country.

    The Minister of Aviation, Chief Osita Chidoka, said  the contract which has been awarded to Messrs CAE of Canada, will cost  $21.459 million, stating that the project is expected to be completed within 24 months.

    “The project will serve a dual purpose of a training facility for the College and a source of revenue generation for the country.

    “In addition, it will be used for the initial training of students, as it will enjoy the patronage of the commercial airliners in Nigeria and the West African coast in the recurrent training of their jet-airliner pilots in compliance with  ICAO and NCAA regulations that pilots must have refresher training every six months,” he said.

    The Senior Special  Assistant to the President on Aviation matters, Captain Usman Shehu Iyal,  said  it is one of the milestones in the industry in the last six years .

    Iyal said government thought out the project soundly by citing it in Lagos, because it is the hub of aviation activities .

    He said many domestic airlines in Lagos use Boeing 737 aircraft, the simulator type to be established, adding that President Goodluck Jonathan said the project would also generate revenue  for the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology .

    Iyal said many domestic operators who hitherto send their pilots abroad for simulation training would now save money and deploy such funds into other key areas of their operations .

    He described the facility as  evidence of government’s focus on aviation infrastructure that will position the industry as a catalyst for economic development .

    He said apart from the simulator in Lagos, the government is also intensifying efforts to enhance capacity with the training of helicopter pilots by the Nigeria Air Force training flying school in Enugu, which has extended its training to other members of the Armed Forces  and the private sector .

    ”Flight simulation has made a major contribution to improved aviation safety. It also offers considerable financial saving to airlines and reduces the environmental impact of civil aviation,” he said.

    “This facility will be useful for most of the commercial airline pilots in Lagos . It will save huge foreign exchange spent by operators who used to send their pilots for overseas simulation training. This is one of the many projects being embarked on by government to change the face of aviation .

    “Government under the youth development programme for the Niger Delta,  has trained 66 Pilots and 61  Aircraft Engineers. Some of the pilots have undergone Advanced Commercial Pilot Training on instrumental flying and already employed, while others are at various stages of advanced training,” Iyal said.

    According to him, most of the engineers are rated on engine and frames and have equally been gainfully employed. “The Nigerian Air Force, in collaboration with private investors, have also initiated and set up a Pilot Training School in Enugu for both civil and military helicopter pilots,” he said.

    He continued: “Also, the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has a simulator in Abuja that is able to process, download and analyse flight data recorders; so that saves time and money. “

    A former aircraft engineer with the defunct Nigeria Airways, Sheri Kyari, has described the facility as good for the aviation sector .

    He said pilots in training will experience a seamless transition switching between fixed base and full motion flight simulators or switching from flight simulator to the flight deck of a real Boeing aircraft.

    Besides, he said, flight simulation would reduce significantly the cost of flight crew training, adding that it can be more effective than airborne training.

    The Chief Executive Officer  of Centurion Securities and the former Commandant, Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, Group Captain John Ojikutu, described the cost of the simulator as prohibitive.

    He said those that would benefit from the facility are going to be private operators who are unwilling to spend money for training and would invariably owe NCAT for the service rendered to any of the airlines’ crew members.

    “Some operators are perpetual debtors to government service providers in the industry and have been enjoying financial intervention from government. The question to ask is, why bring the simulator to Lagos and not NCAT? Why seek the convenience always? On the long run it will end up to be a waste when there would be no money to maintain or sustain its regular operations. For me, this is a venture for private investors, not government,” Ojikutu said.

    Country Manager, British Airways and Iberia (Nigeria), Mr. Kola Olayinka, hinted that having the equipment could also add as additional revenue for airlines.

    He lamented the huge loss of revenue lost to capital flight annually, occasioned by offshore recurrent training.

    He added airline operators would spend less in sending crews abroad for recurrent training.

    His words: “This is another way of making money in the industry, but unfortunately, most of our investors are not looking in this direction.

    “Every aviation investors should not think of owing airline business because there are several businesses one can go into in the sector”.

  • Electric spark causes fire at Lagos airport

    There was anxiety at the departure hall of the Murtala  Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, on Thursday as electrical spark from one of the panels caused smoke  that engulfed the fifth floor and extended to the first floor .

    In the ensuing confusion some passengers and airport workers fled to safety.

    Confirming the incident, the General Manager, Corporate Communications, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mr. Yakubu Dati, said combined team of engineers and fire fighters from the authority quickly put out the fire.

    Dati said,” There was a minor smoke incident at the departures hall of the international terminal of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, at about 11:45am today, Thursday, November 23, 2014.

    The smoke was quickly traced to the electric panel room on the second floor of the terminal by a combined team of FAAN’s electrical engineers and fire officers.

    “Preliminary investigation revealed that the incident was caused by a short circuit at the panel room which was quickly arrested by the engineers on duty.

    “The Authority wishes to assure the traveling public and other airport users that there was no immediate danger to anyone as a result of the incident neither did it affect flight operations at the terminal.

    “The Authority has directed the Directorate of Engineering and Maintenance to commence immediate investigation into the immediate and remote causes of the said short-circuiting of the cables.”

    A FAAN staff, who pleaded anonymity, said the fire started in an electric installation just opposite her office.

    She said, “I was in my office typing some letters when I perceive a huge smoke coming through my office door and I ran out with fear.

    “Some of our workers quickly made use of some fire extinguishers provided by FAAN to put off the fire but were unable.’’

     

  • Photo: Suspected Lagos airport bomber

    Photo: Suspected Lagos airport bomber

  • Ebola: Anxiety at Lagos airport over suspected victim

    There was anxiety at the arrival hall of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on Monday as port health and aviation security officials engaged in arguments on whether an alleged inbound passenger suspected to be infected with the deadly Ebola Virus should be allowed into the country.

    The passenger’s status was said to have been discovered on arrival by officials of the Port Health Service attached to the terminal.

    The suspected victim, according to a source close to the Port Health Service, arrived the country aboard one of Nigerian domestic airlines from the West African coast.

    The source claimed that a hot argument ensued between the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) personnel at the airport and the health officials over an attempt to allow the infected passenger come into the country while another party insisted that he should be sent back to his point of departure.

    The source, however, revealed that since the discovery of the disease in Nigeria about two weeks ago, port health officials at the airport had deployed equipment meant for screening of passengers arriving the country especially from the West Africa sub region.

    “I don’t know specifically where the plane came from, but the patient was discovered during screening of inbound passengers by the port health officials at the airport. As at now, we don’t know what to do with him. Some of the officials want him return to base while others are insisting that as a Nigerian, he has the right to arrive into the country.

    “The aircraft probably came from Accra, Ghana. I just want our officials to be careful with the way they interact with some of the passengers,” the source added.

    When contacted, the General Manager, Corporate Communications, FAAN, Mr. Yakubu Dati, dismissed the report, saying there was nothing like that.

     

  • Air Force men raid Lagos airport

    Air Force men raid Lagos airport

    •FAAN, police, others kick

    Air force  men stormed the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja,  Lagos yesterday, raiding passengers, their escorts,  concessionaires and Bureaux De Change operators.

    The gun-totting officials led by the Airport Commandant, Group Captain Victor Ajiboye, disrupted operations at the departure and arrival halls.

    The military personnel, it was learnt, acted on a tip-off on alleged security breach at the airport, resulting in the clamp-down.

    They arrested those moving around the departure and arrival halls without “on duty” identity cards in line with aviation regulations.

    The raid drew the ire of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), whose chief security officer (CSO), as was learnt, was not carried along in the operation.

    The CSO, other senior officials in the aviation security department of FAAN, and other security agencies including the police, Immigration and Customs expressed shock

    Officials of other security agencies who craved anonymity condemned the Air Force’s action, describing it as rash and unacceptable.

    According to them, it is wrong to mete out such treatment on innocent civilians at the airport without recourse to civil aviation regulations.

    Passengers were scared to speak to reporters for fear of the Air Force personnel whose plain-cloth officials maintained surveillance at the terminal.

    Offices of some Bureaux de Change operators including: Sulah Bureaux de Change, Kings Bureaux de Change, Vida Sem, Westgate Pharmacy, Kilimanjaro Eatery,   Global Link Mini Market, Eddy Burger Eatery, Famous Link, and Leader Investment Company Limited were shut.

    Airport workers said it was wrong for the Air Force to raid offices of concessionaires who pay rent and other charges to FAAN without carrying the airport’s security unit along.

    Some of the operators, whose offices were shut, it was learnt, may be planning legal action against the military for the onslaught.

    The affected eatery operators bemoaned their fate as their shops were deserted by passengers and others who had come for their legitimate activities at the airport.

    A source hinted that the military personnel at the weekend, also raided a section of a private terminal at the international wing of the airport.

    Some persons were said to have been arrested by the Air Force officials at the private terminal.

  • Gunmen shoot policeman at Lagos airport

    Two gunmen riding on a motorcycle yesterday shot plain clothes policeman at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport access Toll Plaza, Lagos.

    The gunmen, who were on a power bike, rode speedily towards the Ikeja axis of the airport, leaving the policeman attached to the Hajj Camp Police Station in the pool of his blood.

    As at press time, it could not be ascertain what led to the action of the gunmen.

    An eye-witness, Dr. Alex-Okoh, who was at the scene of the shooting, said the policeman was walking towards the access gate at about 3pm when the two men shot him .

    Dr. Okoh, a member of staff of the Port Health Public Health Service, a department of Federal Ministry of Health, said she was inside an ambulance when she saw people running as a result of the shooting.

    She said: “I was inside an ambulance when I saw people running helter skelter. When I came down from the ambulance, I saw a man lying in his pool of blood.”

    Dr. Okoh said she ordered the driver of the ambulance to take him to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja

    The police Public Relations Officer at the airport , Mr. Dennis Ifijeh, said he was not aware of the shooting .

    He said he would investigate .

    The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria ( FAAN),it was learnt, is collaborating with the police to investigate the shooting.

    A source said : “We are still investigating the incident. The police is on top of the situation. We can categorically state that the incident did not happen around any operational area around the airport.

    “The incident did not disrupt any activity around the airport . The situation is under control.”

  • Passenger dies at Lagos Airport

    Passenger dies at Lagos Airport

    A transit passenger on Arik Air flight en-route London-Lagos-Owerri yesterday slumped and died at the remodelled domestic Terminal One of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja, Lagos.

    The passenger, believed to have hailed from the Southeast, it was learnt slumped at the entrance of the departure hall. He was with his wife and brother at the time of the incident.

    According to sources, immediately the passenger slumped, he was rushed to the Aviation Clinic , where he was confirmed dead.

    The General Manager, Corporate Communications, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria ( FAAN), Mr Yakubu Dati said:”’ About 0600 hours , a transit passenger on Arik Air flight en route London – Lagos – Owerri, slumped at the entrance of the departure of terminal one.

    He was immediately rushed to the Aviation Clinic where he was confirmed dead .

    The passenger’s wife and brother who were with the deceased later proceeded to Owerri.”