An unidentified middle-aged female passenger was on Wednesday morning found dead in one of the toilets of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos.
A reliable source told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos that the woman was scheduled to travel with a foreign airline for medical attention outside the country before her unfortunate demise.
The source said the passenger, who was feeling unwell, went into the toilet where her corpse was later discovered.
Yakubu Dati, the General Manager, Corporate Affairs of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, confirmed the incident.
Dati said: “A middle-aged woman was discovered dead in the bathroom of the international airport this morning around 6:30a.m.
“So, we called the relevant people and the corpse has been taken to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital for autopsy.”
Dati said the identity of the passenger would not be released until her family was duly informed of her demise.
He added: “Our procedure is that the family needs to know first.
“It is not proper for the family to find out on the pages of the newspaper.”
NAN.
Our earlier story: A woman was on Wednesday found dead in the toilet of the departure lounge of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos.
The middle aged woman was said to be scheduled to board a flight of Etihad Airways going to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
The spokesman of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, Yakubu Dati, confirmed the development.
Dati said investigations into the incidence has commenced.
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