Gunshot Explodes Chaos At Murtala Muhammed Airport

At the ticketing section of the airport there was pandemonium at the General Aviation Terminal of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Ikeja in Lagos as a gun allegedly belonging to a security personnel went off ‘accidentally’ and injured three persons.

The injured were those allegedly standing close to the gun-carrying security personnel, Daily Sun reports that there was no loss of life.

The security officer, who was either trying to buy an air ticket or check into a flight had not put the gun on safety catch, hence the explosion.

Those who heard the sound of the gun thought it was a terrorist attack and fled for safety, but the fear was latter put to rest when it was discovered that it was gun shot and it was not intentionally fired.

Regulatory agencies at the airports usually demand that members of the Police force, the military or secret service security officials bearing arms surrender such fire-arms to relevant airport security officer once they are inside an airport terminal building or prior to boarding an aircraft.