A man in his twenties has been
arrested for attempting to gain entrance into an Air Peace aircraft through the
wheel-well.
The aircraft was already taxing
to take off to Owerri when a strange man emerged from the bush to gain entrance
through the wheel.
The incident took place at the
MMA1 at about 9:10am on Friday.
Stanley Olisa, Air Peace
spokesman, in a statement said “This morning, at exactly 9:10 at the MMA1
Lagos, an Owerri-bound Air Peace aircraft(flight P47252) was taxing towards the
threshold for take-off, when a man, in his twenties, emerged from the bush
along the runway, and tried to gain access to the aircraft through the
wheel-well.”
He said there was a private jet
behind the aircraft and that the pilot in command of the private jet informed
the Air Peace pilot in command that a young man obviously in his twenties, was
trying to force his way into the aircraft.
Olisa said the security wing of
the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, was alerted and that the man
was accosted and whisked away.
He said the suspect was currently
in the regulator’s custody and that when interrogated on why he took the
action, the man stated that he thought the aircraft was headed overseas.
“We commend FAAN for its timely
intervention. The regulator is already investigating the incident. Air Peace
remains committed to the safety of its customers and will continue to
demonstrate this commitment in all aspects of its operations. At Air Peace,
safety is at the heart of what we do,“ he said.
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