FAAN Commences Investigation into Unidentified Body Found on Lagos Airport Runway

Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, (FAAN), Friday said the agency has commenced investigation into an unidentified mangled body with boots on and an overall uniform found on the runway 18R/36L of Muritala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos on Thursday.

Mrs Faithful Hope- Ivbaz, Ag. General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, (FAAN), while speaking about the incident, said that investigation is on to identify the body which has since been evacuated from the runway.

Mrs Hope-Ivbaze said: “The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria wishes to inform the general public of an incident in which an unidentified human remains were found on Runway 18R/36L on Thursday, May 19, 2022.”

“A motorized cleaner, that was cleared, to carry out a derruberization and sweeping of the runway discovered the remains at about 0106hours, and escalated the situation to relevant departments.

“As a result, between 0110 and 0343 hours, the runway was temporarily closed to allow for immediate evacuation of the remains. Flight operations resumed at 0343 hours. Investigations are ongoing, and the report will be issued accordingly,” she said.