Suspected suicide bomber arrested at Lagos Airport.

LAGOS—A suspected suicide bomber was Monday arrested by security operatives at Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos.
The yet-to-be-identified physically-challenged suspect was apprehended with suspected
explosives around his neck at the annex office of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, NAMA,
office located inside the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos.
Unconfirmed report said he was arrested while attempting to detonate the explosives.
The suspect who later handed over to the police by Airport security operatives, was subsequently taken
to the Airport Police headquarters along the Ikeja- Airport road.
Reacting to the incidence, NAMA General Manager, Public Affairs, Mr. Supo Atobatele, said the disabled
suspect was on the ground making phone calls and when accosted, his incoherent explanation led to his
arrest by security operatives.
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According to Atobatele, “The attention of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, has been
drawn to insinuations that a suspected suicide
bomber was arrested at one of the agency’s facilities at the Murtala Muhammed International
Airport, Lagos on Monday (yesterday). The basic
truth however, is that the said suspect was on the
ground making phone calls along the airport road
close to CENTREX, an annex office of NAMA when
the agency’s security personnel accosted and
questioned him.
“His incoherent explanation exposed him to the
security personnel who later found on him some
devices suspected to be explosives. He was
subsequently handed over to the Airport Police
Command for further investigation. The Managing
Director, Ibrahim Abdulsalam has commended the
security personnel for their vigilance and prompt
arrest of the suspect.”
Efforts to get response from the Commissioner of
Police, Airport Command proved abortive as
reporters were told that the police was still
investigating the matter.
Due to the incident, security has been beefed up at
the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, FAAN gates
as people going in and out of the premises were
thoroughly screened while their bags were
searched by security operatives.