At about 0850hrs of 27th December 2019, a young man of about 25yrs was sighted around the air field by Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria security personnel manning the Charlie One (C1) link/holding area.

In a swift response, the security personnel on static guard duties at the area rushed to stop his further movement to a taxiing aircraft (CS-TQU) and a struggle ensued. All efforts to stop the intruder by the unarmed the personnel failed as the intruder became dodgy.

While the struggle was ongoing, the aviation security personnel called for reinforcement and beckoned on the pilot of CS-TQU to delay the aircraft to allow for a successful apprehension of the intruder.

The intruder was eventually apprehended at about 0905hrs by the security men with the support of the reinforcement and was transferred for further action.

The aircraft was also returned to base for necessary security checks in line with established standards and was declared safe for flight.

The Managing Director of FAAN in company of two Directors, the Regional General Manager (SW) and the Airport Chief of Security Murtala Muhammed Airport quickly moved to the scene of the incident. The swift action by the aviation security team was commended by the Pilot of CS-TQU who spoke with FAAN Management Team. According to him, the action of the FAAN security team was timely and professional in protecting the flight as he was not even aware of any intrusion.