see how private jet owned by vistajet was robbed by Lagos Airport bandits on the runway [photo]

The security apparatus at the Murtala Muhammed
Airport (MMA), Lagos was on Tuesday once again called
to question as a private jet owned by Vistajet was
attacked on the runway of the airport.
Information gathered by Gistmania revealed that the jet
with the registration number 9H-VFA operated by EAN
on December 12 2017 was attacked on the runway18R
of the airport by unknown bandits when taxiing to the
hangar of Evergreen Apple Nigeria (EAN) Ltd.
The jet was arriving from Istanbul between
2110-2130hrs after landing in Lagos.
A source close to EAN confided in our correspondent
that the pilot of the jet Captain Emma Heering
discovered that the rear door of the aircraft was
opened while taxiing to the hangar of EAN.
After an investigation, it was discovered that a big black
bag belonging to the air hostess, Francesca Louis was
missing from the jet.
The source told a correspondent that it was not the
first time such an incident would be happening at the
airport.
Earlier in the year, some bandits allegedly opened the
door of a small aircraft from the rear that was taxiing
on the runway and escaped with some belongings of
some of the occupants.
The investigation further revealed that the Federal
Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) responsible for
airport security has only one operational vehicle
escorting aircraft that lands on the runway, but at
times, there might not be any operational vehicle on the
ground to monitor aircraft that is taxiing to the apron
for arriving aircrafts.
It was reported that this particular jet with call sign
VT584 was not escorted by any operational vehicle as
at the time of the incident due to lack of any
operational vehicles at the airside of the airport, a
situation, which made the criminal act to be
perpetrated with ease on the said day.
An airline source speaking anonymously with
SaharaReporters said:
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“What actually happened was that when the
aircraft was taxiing to the hangar of EAN, the
cabin crew discovered that the rear door was
opened.
"So, when the jet taxied to the hangar, it was
discovered that one big black bag belonging to
their air hostesses was missing. An alarm was
raised, but no one could trace the bandit who
had forced the door open while taxiing. Lagos
Airport
“It is bad that this is happening in an airport,
which was recently certified by the Nigerian Civil
Aviation Authority (NCAA) has scaling security
and safety hurdle.
"The government should look at the incident and
several others that have been happening in the
airside because this is not the first time such a
thing would be happening at the airport and
several others across the country.”
Besides, a similar incident had occurred on Med-View
Airline when a stowaway passenger scaled the fence of
the airport to enter the wheel well of the Boeing 777
aircraft of the airline to London.
The stowaway told security agencies that he had scaled
the fence of the airport and spent days waiting to board
the aircraft ostensibly with the aid of unscrupulous
airport officials.
The stowaway could not, however, disembark from the
plane in London and had to be brought back to Lagos
before he was discovered by one of the security
personnel at the airport.
Till date, FAAN could not explain how the stowaway
successfully gained entrance into the aircraft.
It would be recalled that the Murtala Muhammed
International Airport (MMIA), Lagos was certified in
September this year by Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority
of Nigeria (NCAA) after 38 years of opening the airport.
The safety and security certification awarded the
airport by NCAA had however received some
scepticisms from stakeholders and security experts in
the sector.
Security analysts have repeatedly stated that the airport
may not have met all the safety requirements to ensure
its certification especially in the area of insurance cover
and security.
Experts had said that for any airport to be certified,
according to the International Civil Aviation
Organisation (ICAO) minimal standard, such an airport
must have adequate maintenance and security
programmes in place.
The security expert insisted that airport certification
was not about the terminal building, but the facilities
installed at such airport, including navigational aids
provided by the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency
(NAMA).
With the Tuesday incident, the certification of the
airport by NCAA has further raised questions about its
authenticit

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