Boy found in Arik aircraft’s wheel

Arik Air has expressed shock over how a
teenager at the Benin Airport beat aviation
security checks at the city Airport to stowaway
into the main wheel of its aircraft. The airline said it was becoming increasingly
concerned about incessant security lapses at
the nation’s airports It urged the Federal Airports Authority of
Nigeria ( FAAN) to immediately address the
situation . The airline’s spokesman Mr Banjo Ola, said in a
statement :” The pilot of Arik Air flight W3 544, departing Benin Airport for Lagos at 9.00am today 24thAugust, 2013 reported to the control tower the presence of a strange boy in the
bush about 200 – 300 meters at the end of
runway 23. ”The control tower told the Captain that they
were sending security men to the place to
arrest the boy. “As the captain was making his final turn,
preparatory for take-off, a cabin crew called
his attention to the information by some of the
passengers that they saw a boy running
towards the airplane. The First Officer
confirmed that they had observed it earlier and alerted the control tower which responded that
they have sent the patrol team to arrest the
boy. The Captain again reported to the control
tower and was informed that the situation was
under control and that he had been cleared for
take-off. ” On arrival at the domestic wing of MMA,
Lagos, a teenage boy, who apparently had
sneaked into the aircraft main wheel well
jumped out and was arrested by Arik personnel
and handed over to FAAN security. “The management of Arik Air has expressed
shock over the incident wondering how the
teenager beat the Aviation Security personnel
at the Benin Airport to get to the runway”.