Aviation security personnel at the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal 2, Lagos have traced a missing luggage containing N2. 350, 000 and some other vital documents and returned it to Uyo-bound passenger on Ibom Air flight, Mr. George Etuk.
Manager of Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Ltd (BASL), Mr. Olatubosun Okeowo, said in a statement that Etuk had returned from United States and boarded Uyo-bound flight.
He said the passenger was at the Ibom Air check-in counter alongside other intending passengers where someone else mistakenly picked up Etuk’s luggage.
“During our CCTV investigation, it was discovered that the bag belonging to Mr. George Etuk was accidentally picked up by another intending passenger with the same airline.
“They were not aware at all. But after the flight was delayed, and the passengers had to find means to relax ahead of the rescheduled time, the anomaly came to the fore.
“The other passenger who took the baggage unknowingly, too, had disappeared. On receiving the prompt message, our AVSEC team immediately swung into action to unravel what went wrong.
“With the aid of the CCTV, we were able to identify what happened and my duty Supervisor and his team quickly went after the Man who picked the bag.
“The man was intercepted at the drop-off zone area when he was about leaving for a nearby hotel to relax since the flight was rescheduled for 2200hrs.
The bag was then retrieved and handed over to the owner who confirmed that the bag content, two million, three hundred and fifty thousand naira was intact in the presence of the AVSEC duty Supervisor with his team, the police and the airline representative,” Okeowo said.
He said Etuk expressed appreciation “for a thorough job and the professional manner with which the investigation was carried out.”
“Their quick intervention was commendable because it saved the day,” Okeowo quoted Etuk as saying.
