A passenger identified as
Ademola Adeleke who was scheduled to travel out of the country slumped and died
at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
According to reports, the
passenger who arrived at the airport yesterday’s morning for his flight slumped
and started gasping for breath at about 5.30am.
He was said to have
received help from a passenger who tried to revive him by pumping his chest
before Port Health officials arrived. An eyewitness, however, stated that
Adeleke did not respond to treatment even after the health officials tried to
revive him by giving him oxygen.
The Federal Airports
Authority of Nigeria’s ambulance arrived at the scene later and took him to the
Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, where he was confirmed dead. The
General Manager, Corporate Communications, FAAN, Henrietta Yakubu, confirmed
the incident, saying the passenger slumped as soon as he stepped into the
terminal.
She said he as later taken
to the hospital where he was confirmed dead.
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