A Nigerian man who was getting ready to
board a flight from Lagos to Accra collapsed and died yesterday at
Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA).
The man, who was identified as Akunne Osei, was waiting to collect the Yellow Card from airport health officials when he collapsed, Vanguard reports.
Osei was based in Ghana but had visited
Lagos for business transactions. According to reports, he intended to
return to Accra for medical treatment.
Speaking about the incident, General Manager, Corporate Communication, Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, Yakubu Dati, said:
“The passenger, Mr. Akunne Osei, took ill
on Saturday, August 9 and started stooling. When the situation got
worse, he called his doctor in Accra who instructed him to return to
Ghana immediately for further treatment.
“During boarding formalities for his
return trip to Accra, at the MMIA, Mr. Osei, who had become weak was
subjected to Ebola virus test by port health officials, the result of
which was negative.
“No further attention was paid to him
after his Ebola virus result read negative but the passenger later
slumped and died around the port health office.”
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