There was a serious scare on an
Ethiopian airline plane conveying over 200 persons to the Nnamdi Azikiwe
International Airport, Abuja, on Monday, as a young man in his early thirties,
identified only as a Malaysian deportee, rushed into the plane’s toilet with a
lighter and lit a cigarette.
With the emerging smoke from the
toilet, the emergency alarm of the plane came on, sending the entire passengers
into panic.
The man,
whose body language indicated that all was not well him, rushed to the toilet
after a brief conversation with one of the air hostesses.
According to the air hostess, the
suspect requested for a cup of coffee but could not wait to be served before
rushing to the toilet.
The incident which many of the
passengers termed another form of terrorist attack, caused serious panic in the
air as the crew members rushed to the toilet with a fire extinguisher and other
gadgets to avert what would have resulted to a plane crash.
When the plane successfully
landed at the Abuja international airport, angry passengers invaded the arrival
lounge, charging security operatives to ensure the suspect was apprehended and
interrogated as his mission was to kill everyone onboard the plane.
Security operatives eventually
led the suspect away as passengers monitored keenly.
An aviation officer who pleaded
anonymity said it was a stupid act to smoke in a plane even when it is written
boldly that smoking is highly prohibited.
”This guy must be up to
something. Check your tickets too. It says non-smoking,” he said.
A passenger who was in the same
plane revealed that the suspect was on a mission to kill everyone.
He said, ” if not, how on earth
can someone explain this? You can even see the no smoking sign directly above
your head. The guy wanted all of us dead, and I think he must not be left off
the hook.”
Many of the passengers had warned
vehemently that proper investigation must be carried out to determine why the
suspect carried out the act.
Efforts to further
confirm the status of the case proved abortive as security operatives were
uncooperative in divulging further information on the matter.
But many have blamed the incident
on security lapses from Ethiopia, asking how it was possible for the suspect to
have carried a lighter in a plane without being noticed at the point of
checking in.
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