Two persons injured at Lagos Airport

Two persons were injured yesterday at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos when a man, identified as an orderly to a senator, wanted to remove the magazine of his gun but accidentally fired, which left him and a woman injured.

The orderly, who was to travel with Arik Air wanted to lodge his gun, a standard practice with air travel, but the gun released a bullet instead, which splinted and hit both the man and woman on the leg as he bent down to pull the magazine out of the gun.

According to an eyewitness, the duo were taken to a hospital at the airport and trekked out of the terminal to the vehicle that took them to the hospital, and also walked into the hospital without any assistance, which indicates the injury was not too severe.

The General Manager, Public Affairs of FAAN, Mr. Yakubu Dati, confirmed the incident, saying what happened was an accident and added that stowing the gun away with its magazine was standard procedure because guns are not taken on-board any aircraft as they are usually checked in the luggage compartment.

Dati assures air travellers that all the airports are safe and secure and in recognition of the security challenges in the country and in the world in general, security at the nation’s airports have been fortified.