A
passenger scheduled to travel out of the country on Wednesday morning slumped
and died at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
Eyewitnesses
said the deceased, identified as Ademola Adeleke, had yet to check
in when the incident occurred.
It
was gathered that the passenger, who arrived at the airport early
in the morning for his flight, slumped and started gasping
for breath at about 5.30am.
He
was said to have received help from a passenger who tried to revive him by
pumping his chest before Port Health officials arrived.
An
eyewitness however stated that Adeleke did not respond to
treatment even after the health officials tried to revive him by giving
him oxygen.
The
Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria’s ambulance arrived at the scene
later, and took him to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, where he
was confirmed dead.
The
General Manager, Corporate Communications, FAAN, Mrs Henrietta Yakubu,
confirmed the incident, saying the passenger slumped as soon as he stepped into
the terminal.
She
said he was later taken to the hospital where he was confirmed dead.
She
said, “It was so sad. He was probably going for medical check-up before he
slumped and died, so we could not confirm which of the flights he was supposed
to join.”
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