A Nigerian Lady, identified as Mrs. Abaniwonda Modupe Kofowoola was
found dead on board Emirates Airlines when it landed at Lagos Airport. SR reports.
This is coming just few hours after the United Arab Emiraes (UAE)
carrier, Emirates airlines, launched its second daily flight to the
Murtala Muhammed INternational Airport (MMIA), Lagos and returned to the
Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja.
According to reports from SR, Kofoworola was found dead onboard the
airline when it landed at the Lagos Airport. She was with the passport
number: A07562816 until her death on the aircraft.
The flight EK783 (DXB) with the Expected Time of Arrival (ETA) at
15:55hrs, but, arrived at 15:50 hrs with the corpse of Mrs. Kofoworola.
Immediately on arrival, the airline crew notified the medical team of
the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) who immediately swung
into action, but the deceased was confirmed dead by Dr. Akanwo of FAAN
Medical at 16:35hrs.
Immediately she was confirmed dead, FAAN officials together with the
staff of the airline at the Lagos Airport evacuated her body from the
aircraft, loaded her in a FAAN ambulance and moved her to the general
hospital in Ikeja.
As at the time of filing this report, the cause of her death could not be ascertained.
The source said: “No one knows the exact time the woman died onboard
the airplane, but immediately the aircraft landed, the crew called our
attention to the incident and we had to inform FAAN officials.”
This is not the first time a Nigerian would be dying onboard Emirates coming into Nigeria.
It would be recalled that in July, the President of Lions Club in
Nigeria, Mr. Dada Isaac Olusola on arrival slumped and died at the Lagos
Airport few minutes after arriving at the airport.
The deceased, who was in the company of his wife and Lions Club
members had arrived the country aboard the airline from the United
States of America.
The plane had a stopover in Dubai before connecting Lagos. The team had gone to the US for a conference, relating to Lions Club.
Olusola was with the passport number: A04501199 as at the time of his
death. He had arrived the country on flight EK783 (DXB) at 15:55 hours.