Gunshot Leaves Two Injured At Lagos Airport
There was pandemonium at the
General Aviation Terminal (GAT) of Murtala Mohammed International
Airport (MMIA) on Friday following a gunshot which was believed to be an
accidental discharge, culminating in the injury of two persons.
An
orderly of a Senator accidentally fired the gunshots, of which he
was trying to remove the magazine of his gun when the discharge occurred
leaving him and another woman injured.
The incident caused serious panic within the terminal as travelers and
airport workers scampered for safety on hearing the gunshot.
Eyewitness report indicated that the security man was to travel on
Arik Air and he wanted to dislodge the magazine from the gun in line
with standard practice in air travel but incidentally the gun released
its bullet. It hit him and a woman on the leg, it was gathered.
An eyewitness said, "It is a standard practice in air travel for
anyone with a gun to pull out the bullet. This is what the security man
was trying to do but incidentally the gun released the magazine which
splattered and hit him and the woman on the leg as he bent down to pull
out the magazine from the gun".
They, however, trekked out of the terminal to the vehicle that
conveyed them to the hospital without any assistance. According to the
source, the injury was not that severe.
General Manager, Public Affairs of Federal Airports Authority of
Nigeria (FAAN), Mr. Yakubu Dati, confirmed the incident. He said what
transpired was an accident which occurred while the man was trying to
remove the magazine from his gun as a standard procedure because guns
are not allowed onboard aircraft but they are usually checked in, in the
luggage compartment.
Dati, who described the incident as minor, assured air travellers
that all the airports are safe and secure, adding that in recognition of
the security challenges in the country and around the world, security
at Nigerian airports has been fortified.
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