A
25-year-old man was found inside the tyre compartment of a Ghana-bound
Medview Airlines plane at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, on
Wednesday, it was learnt.
Eye witnesses said the stowaway was found by the pilot during his final check on the plane before its departure to Accra, Ghana.
The incident happened at the departure
wing of the MMA2 at about 7.30pm. The identity of the young man could
not be determined as of the time of filing this report.
It was learnt that he confessed to the
act during interrogation by police detectives from the Airport Command
of the Nigerian Police Force.
He reportedly told police investigators
that he was frustrated and wanted to leave the country for a greener
pasture by all means.
When asked how he managed to find his
way into the tyre compartment of the aircraft, the stowaway said he
jumped the perimeter fence of the airport to gain access into the MMA2
tarmac.
The
spokesman for the NPF, Airport Command, Mr. Alabi Joseph, did not pick
calls made to his telephone line. However, a top police officer at the
command, who as not authorised to speak on the matter, confirmed the
incident.
He said the stowaway had been transferred to the Criminal Investigation Department of the command for further investigations.
An official of Medview Airlines also confirmed the incident to our correspondent under condition of anonymity.
Stowaways had been found in Delta
Airlines, Arik Air and other carriers in the past. Developments in
recent weeks had revealed the porous state of security at the nation’s
airports.
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