Few weeks after 13-year-old Daniel Oikhena was crowned a hero for beating airport security officials in Benin to hide in a tyre compartment of a Lagos-bound Arik plane, the Airport Command of the Nigeria Police Force has arrested three teenagers for alleged illegal attempt to board some international flights in Lagos. The trio of Lateef Popoola, 13; Amadi Joshua, 14; and Ukpabio Onyedikachi, 14, were arrested at different times at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja.
“Lateef Popoola is from Ogun State; Amadi Joshua is from Ebonyi ,while Ukpabio Onyedikachi is from Abia State. The teenagers, told newsmen they had been nursing the idea of travelling abroad, adding that they were not ready to execute their plans yet. Lateef said he went to the tarmac to observe how aeroplanes take off and land. He said he was able to gain access to the runaway by sneaking into an airport apron bus, but was arrested shortly after alighting. Onyedikachi and Joshua were said to have been arrested after asking some security agents where Malaysia flights were boarding. After being questioned, the boys, who were both in SS1, said they had no travel documents and were immediately arrested. Police said Onyedikachi’s brother was in Malaysia and it was possible that the teenager wanted to travel out to see his brother. Something need to be done about these James Bond Protege's they seem to be increasing in numbers. I dont think we have heard the last of all this, Federal Airport Authority, Nigerian Police Force, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authourity have alot of work to do, before Boko Haram would take advantage of our porous airports.
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