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Saturday, April 6, 2013
My Own Share Was Just N45.5m – Airport Robbery Suspect
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Police Parade Seven Airport Robbers
The Lagos State Police Command today paraded seven suspected armed robbers said to have carried out the robbery attack on the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, last month.
A gang of armed robbers attacked the airport on 13 March, 2013, shot two policemen dead and made away with millions of dollars stolen from the Bureau De Change in the airport.
The police recovered from the suspects five AK 47 rifles, four dynamites, 64 AK 47 Magazines, all fully loaded with 30 rounds totaling 1,920 live ammunitions, Toyota Siena Space Bus, with registration number BDG 918 AG, two locally made pistols, two masks and several charms.
Friday, March 29, 2013
Jim Iyke Upset After Stranded At London Heathrow Airport (Photos)
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Baby Dies After Falling From Airport Escalator
Monday, March 18, 2013
Photo News From Nigeria: Passengers Stranded at Lagos Airport As Two Airlines Close Shop
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
NDLEA Nabs Grandmother With Cocaine In Hair Weaving At Abuja Airport
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
18 Human Heads Shipped From Italy Held At Chicago Airport
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Jigawa Governor's Son Arrested For Money Laundering at Kano Airport
One of the sons of the Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido, was arrested around 12 midnight at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport as he prepared to board an Egypt Air flight to Cairo. Aminu Lamido was flagged after he declared $10,000 in his possession to agents of of the Nigerian customs at the airport. However further checks by agents of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at the airport revealed that he was carrying a lot of money far higher than was disclosed.
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Taraba State Governor feared dead after plane crash at Yola airport
The governor of Taraba point out, Dambaba Suntai, 51, is lying unconscious, some report say dead, moment after the small chartered aircraft he was piloting crashed at the Yola airport in Adamawa Airpot this evening. Two other passengers inside plane said to be conscious. More info later on..
Another Report From Punch Said that "Taraba State Governor, Danbaba Suntai, on Thursday night died when a small plane he was flying crashed.
Monday, October 22, 2012
EFCC Arrests FAAN Official With N218m At Airport
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has apprehended an official of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, Mr. Akinyele Adetula, for trying to launder $1.4m (N218m).
The arrest came less than a month after the commission arrested a 24-year old man, Mr. Abubakar Sheriff, at the same airport with $7m (N1.1bn).
Sunday PUNCH learnt that the suspect was arrested at Murtala Mohammed Airport on Saturday.
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
FAAN warns travellers on Abuja airport taxis
Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has warned travellers and visitors to be cautious when boarding airport taxis in Abuja in view of the new wave of security threat posed by some illegal taxi drivers.
FAAN’s Regional General Manager at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, Mr. Chris Bature, gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Abuja.
He said, however, that security measures put in place by FAAN and other security agencies at the airport had reduced the activities of fraudsters and touts at the airport.
Bature said that FAAN’s security operatives had discovered that fraudsters had devised a new system known as “one-chance,” where a taxi driver would carry passengers from the airport and rob them on the way.
The FAAN official advised travellers to make use of registered taxi drivers or official car-hire taxis with evidence of registration or FAAN identification cards upon arrival and when departing the airport.
Bature said that the rate of crimes at the airport had drastically reduced, due to the activities of security agents, following the measures initiated by the Minister of Aviation, Princess Stella Oduah, to make Nigeria’s airports safe and secure for travellers.
“The frequency of suspects arrested at the airport has dropped because we are working tirelessly in conjunction with the Air Force, Police and other security officials to apprehend criminals day and night to secure the airport.
“Presently, the security challenge at the airport is that of ‘one-chance,’ where illegal taxis carry passengers and along the way, they will push out the passengers and do away with their belongings.
“We are advising member of the public to use the official airport taxis if they must use commercial vehicles from the airport to avoid ugly incidents,” Bature said.
A document given to NAN by the FAAN Crime and Investigation Bureau, showed that 180 suspects were arrested between June and October this year for offences ranging from drug peddling, illegal car hire operation, stealing, touting and ticket-racketing.
Four suspects, Kenechukwu Eze, Mohamadu Abdulkadir, Keneth Udo and Emmanuel Igwe, were arrested on Wednesday for illegal car hire operation and were handed over to the police for prosecution.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Commander at the airport, Mr. Lawal Hamisu, also revealed that the number of drug traffickers arrested at the airport had reduced by half in comparison with 2011.
He told NAN that the number decreased, following the installation of modern scanners at the airport between January and June.
Hamisu had said that only five suspected drug peddlers were arrested at the airport as against the average of 10 monthly in 2011 before the installation of the screening equipment.
“We arrested a minimum of 10 drug barons monthly in previous years but since the beginning of this year, it has gone so low that in a month, there may not even be an arrest,” he said.
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Sunday, October 14, 2012
Planes prevented from landing at Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport Abuja due to ‘Very Important Persons’ movement
For over three hours on Saturday evening, planes were prevented from landing at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport Abuja due to ‘Very Important Persons’ movement and bad weather.
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Abuja-bound Aero Contractors plane packs up before flight at Murtala Muhammed Airport
An aircraft engine packed up shortly before take-off at the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos.
The early morning Abuja-bound Aero Contractors plane was set for take-off at 6:45am when the flight was aborted because one of the engines had stopped working.
There was panic inside the aircraft whose door had been locked in readiness for take-off.
A woman shouted for the door to be opened for her to disembark.
A pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Olumide Adeleye, who was aboard the plane, relived the experience in Abuja yesterday.
He said: “We had already boarded the plane scheduled for 6:45am. It was filled to capacity, ready for take-off when the pilot announced that one of the engines had packed up. There was panic, but people also thanked God that the engine did not fail in the air.
“A woman was just shouting ‘please open this door before I break it!’. I was travelling with my wife and within me I was saying, ‘God it is not my portion and that of my wife to die’. I immediately remembered the Dana crash that happened, also on a Sunday.
“The Murtala Muhammed International Airport , Lagos, was thrown into confusion as some passengers were contemplating on refund of money. Even when another airline was ready to fly, passengers were insisting that the authority must properly check the plane, test-run it, before take-off.
“I booked the 6:45am flight so as to get early to church as the pastor of my parish in Abuja, to preach and preside over the thanksgiving service and dedicate a set of twins, which I did.
“I thank God for a successful journey back to Abuja. I was just imagining what people would have been telling my children about their father and mother.”
The airline said the action of the pilot was in order.
A spokesman of the airline, Mr. Simon Tumba yesterday said as a safety curious carrier, the airline withdrew the aircraft to safeguard the interest of the passengers and crew.
Tumba said such precautionary steps were necessary for the safety of the passengers and crew, which is part of the routine in the safety measures at the disposal of the airline.
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Panic as Qatar Airways plane makes emergency landing in Lagos
There was panic on Saturday afternoon as a Qatar Airways plane inbound Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos from Doha made an emergency landing.
Reports said the plane lost a tyre midair while its landing gear also developed a fault.
Aviation and National Emergency Management Agency officials swiftly rushed to the runway of the airport to handle any emergency.
The plane eventually landed at the airport and after some anxious moments, came to a halt.
The pilot of the Airbus A330-200 plane had sent a distress call to air traffic controllers on duty at Lagos airport, telling them that one his tyres was having low pressure.
The aircraft carrying 248 passengers touched down on runway 18R of the airport at about 1:15pm and one of the tyres tore opened.
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