The porous state of the nation’s airports was again laid
bare on Monday evening as a man believed to be mentally unstable beat all
security points and gained access to the restricted area of the Murtala
Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
The mad man broke the glass at the boarding gate after
beating all security checks, according to sources at the nation’s flagship
airport.
After getting to the airport tarmac, the mad man was said to
have started shouting “I want to go abroad; I want to go to Europe. Please give
way for me to go.”
Sources at the scene said intending passengers feared the
man was a terrorist and started scampering for safety.
The noise, it was gathered, alerted security operatives of
the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria who came to the scene and overpowered
the intruder.
The General Manager, Public Affairs, FAAN, Mr. Akin
Olukunle, confirmed the incident in a telephone interview with our
correspondent.
He said the man had been arrested and handed over to the
police for interrogation.
Olukunle stated that if it were established that the
‘passenger’ was mentally challenged the police would take him to the
rehabilitation centre for treatment.
He said, “The arrested person was a lunatic who wanted to
travel out of the country by all means. But, he was immediately overpowered by
the security operatives attached to the airport.
“After investigation, and if confirmed he was mad, he would
be taken to a rehabilitation centre.”
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