Sunday, 15 March 2015

FAAN Removes Body Of Stowaway At Lagos Airport

The Federal Airport Authority of Nigerian (FAAN), Saturday, evacuated
the body of a suspected stowaway who died at the undercarriage
compartment of an Arik Air aircraft - airbus A345, Reg CS-TFX at the
Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos .

Disclosing this development to newsmen, General Manager, Public
Affairs FAAN, Mr. Yakubu Dati said that the corpse, whose identity was
yet to be ascertained, has been deposited at an undisclosed mortuary,
following due diligence by the relevant Aviation and Security
agencies.

According to him, "The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) is
currently reviewing footages of the CCTV system and airside security
operations with a view to identifying the gaps and personnel failure,
if any, in order to take remedial actions".

"The Authority had intensified efforts at improving security and
safety at both land and airside through the installation of high tech
screening machines, CCTV surveillance cameras and patrol teams" he
stressed.

Mr. Dati further assured all travelling passengers of the authority's
poise of safety of lives and property throughout the nation's airport.
--Vanguard

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