The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has begun an investigation to unravel the circumstances surrounding the discovery of mangled human remains on Runway 18R/36L on Thursday, May 19, 2022 at the international wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos.
The acting spokesperson for FAAN, Mrs. Faithful Hope-Ivbaze, said in a statement that a motorised cleaner which was cleared to carry out a de-rubberisation and sweeping of the runway discovered the remains around 0106hours and subsequently “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 a report will be issued accordingly,” she said.
The Airport Police Command on Friday also confirmed that it had commenced an investigation into the death of the unknown man whose body was found on Runway.
Similarly, the airport police command said it was investigating the matter.
Spokesman for the command, Mr. Olayinka Ojelade, said in an interview with NAN that the unidentified body might probably have been that of one of the hoodlums who usually jumped through the airport fence.
“l can confirm that a mangled, unidentified body was found at the international airport runway on Thursday which was probably hit by taxing aircraft.
“We are still investigating the case of the dead body and once we are through we will communicate to you our findings.
“The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria and the Nigeria Police Force yesterday (Friday) evacuated the corpse from the runway,” he said.
