BEVERLY HILLS, December 27, (THEWILL) – A man who climbed the wing of a taxing Owerri-bound Air Peace aircraft at the airport in Lagos has been detained by airport security.
The man believed to be in his twenties, according to the airline’s spokesman Stanley Olisa, emerged from the bush along the runway of the airport and tried to gain access into the wheel well of the aircraft as it was taxing for takeoff.
“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.
“There was a private jet behind the aircraft. 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.
“The security wing of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, was alerted and the man was accosted and whisked away. He is currently in the regulator’s custody. 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,” the statement by Air Peace said.
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