The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, has confirmed that it discovered a mangled human body on the runway of Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos.
A statement released by the spokeswoman for FAAN, Faithful Hope-Ivbaze, said that unidentified human remains were found on Runway 18R/36L on Thursday, May 19, 2022.
She explained that the remains of the unidentified mangled body were discovered by a motorized cleaner, which was cleared to carry out a derruberization and sweeping of the runway at about 0106hours, and escalated the situation to relevant departments.
Explaining further, Hope-Ivbaze said as a result, between 0110 and 0343 hours, the runway was temporarily closed to allow for the immediate evacuation of the remains, while flight operations resumed at 0343 hours.
The Aiport Spokeswoman added that an investigation has commenced to unravel the identity of the deceased and the cause of the incident.
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