Stowaway caught inside plane's tyre compartment at Lagos airport
A 25-year-old man who attempted to hide
under the tyre carriage of a Medview aircraft on a domestic flight was
apprehended yesterday at the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal 2 (MMA2)
in Lagos.
He was found by the pilot during his final check on the plane before its departure to Accra, Ghana.
Airport workers hinted that he succeeded
in gaining access into the tyre compartment of the aircraft which was
ready for taxing on the Tarmac .
He hid himself at the tyre compartment in the under carriage of the aircraft .A source hinted that final inspection
round the plane by the pilot drew his attention to some strange
movements and object inside the tyre compartment.
The man was handed over to the police at
the domestic airport where he confessed he has nursed the ambition of
carry out the act for two weeks and had been holed up around the airport
while perfecting his plan.
The stowaway was said to have confessed
that he did what he did out of desperation to leave the country for
another in the quest for greener pasture.
When asked how he found his way into the
tyre compartment of the aircraft, he declared that he jumped through
the fence that demarcated the VIP Lounge section of the airport from
the tarmac where the plane was waiting for clearance for takeoff.
He has been handed over to Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for further questioning.
The Nation
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