An Arik Air passenger on transit from
London en-route Lagos to Owerri on Sunday slumped at the entrance of the
General Aviation Terminal of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos.
Our correspondent learnt that the
incident happened around 6am and the passenger was confirmed dead at the
Aviation Clinic after he was rushed there for medical attention.
It was learnt that the passenger was accompanied by his wife and his brother when the incident occurred.
The spokesperson for Arik Air, Mr. Banji Ola, told our correspondent that the passenger slumped in front of the departure hall.
“I learnt that the passenger tripped and
died. He hit his head on the floor. He was not onboard Arik. He tripped
at the terminal and was not onboard our airplane. You may ask vendors
and other people present at the terminal where the incident happened,”
he said.
The passenger, it was learnt, started
bleeding from his nostrils and ears before he was rushed to FAAN’s
hospital where he was confirmed dead.
The General Manager, Corporate
Communications, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, Mr. Yakubu Dati,
confirmed that the passenger was accompanied by his wife and his brother
when the incident occurred.
According to Dati, both relatives of the deceased proceeded to Owerri after the incident.
He said, “About 6am, a transit passenger
on Arik flight en-route London-Lagos-Owerri slumped at the entrance of
the departure hall, terminal 1. 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.”
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