The 14-year-old stowaway found unconscious inside one of the airlines of United Nigeria is now safe in the custody of the airport authority where he is being held for further investigation.
A statement by Oluwatosin Onalaja, Head of Media at Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), operators of the MMA2 terminal, disclosed that the boy told investigators that he gained access into the airside through an opening at Ile- Zik, FAAN’s perimeter fence along Lagos-Abeokuta expressway.
The invader, who gave his name as Rasheed Mufutau, said he was tired of the country and wanted to travel out.
According to Onalaja “At around 6:10 a.m on Sunday 4th September 2022, United Nigeria (the Airline) informed Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Ltd (BASL) of a 14-year-old stowaway boy found unconscious inside one of their aircraft.
“The incident boy was brought out of the aircraft and taken to the MMA2 clinic for first aid medical attention. He was later transferred for further treatment to the FAAN clinic where he regained consciousness at about 10:20 a.m.
“Upon further interrogation by a combined team of BASL and FAAN Aviation Security Officers, among the information obtained from the boy revealed his age as 14 years and name as Rasheed Mufutau who lives in Badagry but hails from Kwara State.
He described himself as an orphan and disclosed that he gained access into the airside through an opening at Ile- Zik along the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway.
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