A 25 years old man was arrested on Friday by security men around the air field by Federal the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, when he attempted to access an Air Peace aircraft heading to Owerri.
He was arrested by the security men at the Charlie One (C1) link/holding area of the domestic terminal (GHQ) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
It was gathered that AVSEC personnel on static guard duties at the area rushed to stop the 25 years old man from movement to a taxiing aircraft (CS-TQU), a situation that led to a struggle as he resisted the arrest.
The AVSEC personnel called for reinforcement and alerted the pilot of CS-TQU of the intrusion, and to delay the aircraft to allow for a successful apprehension of the intruder.
Eventually, he was apprehended by the aviation security personnel with the support of the reinforcement and was taken into custody for investigations.
The aircraft was also advised to return to base for necessary safety/security inspections in line with standard procedure.
Subsequently, the aircraft departed Lagos at 10:16hrs with 171 passengers, and 6 crew members.