BEVERLY HILLS, July 8, (THEWILL) – There was panicking and pandemonium at the General Aviation Terminal (GAT) of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) on Friday following a gunshot with two people injured.
A security man, identified as an orderly of a Senator, accidentally fired the gunshots, as he tried to remove the magazine of his gun when the discharge occurred leaving him and another woman injured.
They, however, walked out of the terminal to the vehicle that conveyed them to the hospital without any assistance.
Travellers and airport workers scampered for safety on hearing the gunshot but airport authorities calmed the situation.
General Manager, Public Affairs of Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mr. Yakubu Dati, confirmed the incident.
He disclosed that 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 on-board aircraft but they are usually checked in, in the luggage compartment.
Dati added that the incident was minor and 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.
Story by David Oputah
