Another stowaway caught trying to hide in a plane's Tyre.

A 25-year-old man, Leroy Ugaga, has been
arrested by security operatives at the Benin
City airport for allegedly attempting to
stowaway in an aircraft.
Sources said the suspect was arrested at
the tarmac.
Yesterday’s arrest is coming less than two
weeks after Daniel Ohikhena boarded a
Lagos-bound Arik flight in the landing gear
compartment.
It was not, however, confirmed if the
suspected trespasser was one of those
walking through one of the pathways at
the airport.
According to the General Manager,
Corporate Communications, Federal Airports
Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Yakubu Dati, the
trespasser was sighted and observed for a
few minutes by members of the patrol
team.
Dati said as the trespasser tried to enter the
airside, he was apprehended and handed
over to the police for further interrogation.
He explained that after the incident of the
stowaway on August 24 at the Benin
Airport, the authority has introduced
additional security measures to curb the
challenge of runway incursion.
He said: “A joint perimeter patrol by FAAN’s
security staff and Air force officials at the
Benin Airport is one of the additional
security measures taken by FAAN to forestall
runway incursions at all airports.
“FAAN hereby appeals to the public,
especially youths, to avoid the risk of
attempting to gain unauthorised entry into
restricted areas of airports, as doing so is
extremely dangerous.
“Trespassers are likely to be severely dealt
with if the security patrols have cause to
suspect violent intentions.”

Source: The Nation

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