The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has said it has no record of an attack on an American federal air marshal at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos.
A statement released by FAAN’s General Manager, Corporate Communications, Yakubu Dati explained that preliminary reports from the CCTV footages did not capture any of such incident.
The statement reads: “The attention of The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has been drawn to a story making the rounds, that a US Marshall was assaulted at the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Lagos.
According to statement, “Following the report, a team from the US Embassy met with the airport Joint Security team, and at their request, viewed footages of the movement of the said marshal captured on our CCTV cameras.
“Preliminary observation from the CCTV footages did not show evidence of such occurrence. Relevant security agencies have since commenced investigation into the matter.
“The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria wishes to assure all air travellers and the general public of our commitment to safety and security of our airports.”
Also, Police Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Police Airport Command, Denis Ifijeh, also said the duty officer on the day of the incident did not record any of such incidents.
A report by ABC News and some online mediums have reported that an American federal air marshal has been screened and quarantined for Ebola Virus in Houston, Texas, US after he was injected with a syringe full of an unknown substance at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
The man reported the attack, which occurred in an unsecured, public area of the terminal, and the FBI and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are investigating.
It further said the man was able to board United Flight 143 and landed in Houston early Monday morning where he was taken for medical testing.
The report also said that the man was standing with a group of other air marshals when an assailant injected an unknown substance into the back of one of his arms. The assailant ran off and could not be located after the attack. – Guardian.
