LAGOS— An
official of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, was yesterday
beaten unconscious by two Nigerian Air Force officers in charge of traffic
control at the departure section of the international terminal wing of Murtala
Muhammed Airport, Lagos.
The FAAN staff, Mohammed Shuaibu, who works at the protocol
and passages of the agency, had told his friend to pick him at the airport but
when he arrived, the airmen attempted to remove the number plates of his car.
Shuaibu was said to have begged the Air Force men not to
take away the number plates.
According to eyewitnesses, Shuaibu, dressed in FAAN staff
uniform, introduced himself and showed his identity card, but an argument
reportedly ensued and the Air Force men descended on him.
He was beaten by the airmen until he collapsed, with blood
gushing out of his nostrils.
An official of FAAN told reporters that Shuaibu was first
taken to the FAAN clinic at the airport, but was later taken to the airport
hospital.
At press time, he was yet to regain consciousness.
An official of FAAN told Vanguard: “Shuaibu begged
them and introduced himself as a FAAN staff, but they seemed not to care. By
the time other people arrived the scene, Shuaibu had collapsed and blood was
flowing from different parts of his body.
“We first moved him to FAAN clinic, where they said his
heart beat was slowing down and he was finding it difficult to breathe. So we
have to rush him to the airport hospital.”
It will be recalled that about three months ago, a trolley
operator at the General Aviation Terminal, GAT, of the Lagos airport died after
sustaining grievous injuries from attacks by a naval rating.
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