Confusion was the order yesterday night at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos Vanguard gathered that the serene environment of the MMIA, Lagos was thrown into turmoil over a loud sound supposedly regarded as a blast which created panic amongst passengers as well as airport users.
Further information reaching Vanguard yesterday night at around 10:45pm revealed that the noise came from the baggage reclaim area of the airport as personnel at work at the time all scamper for safety as a result of the blast.
However, further information revealed that a particular passenger arriving from London abandoned his luggage at the baggage reclaim area, which drew the suspicion of the Aviation Security of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria.
On sensing danger, our correspondent learnt that the security alerted the bomb disposal unit of the police attached to the airport who immediately went into action by screening the luggage with their equipment.
In the process of the screening, a loud noise was heard from the bag, which made users of the airport to scamper for safety.
When contacted to confirm the incident, the General Manager, Public Affairs, FAAN, Mr. Akin Olukunle stressed that there was nothing like a bomb explosion at the airport.
He however noted that the was a loud noise which passengers as well as other airport users took for a bomb blast as they started to run for safety.
He narrated that the loud noise came from the baggage reclaim area, but the blast emanated from the equipment of the anti-bomb unit of the police stressing that it was not a bomb blast at all.
A text message sent to our correspondent by Mr. Olukunle reads, “The noise heard by people was from the equipment used by the police bomb squad to open an unattended bag. The bag was left by a passenger who arrived on a flight from the UK”
