A staff of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has been reportedly killed after armed bandits on Saturday invaded the Kaduna International Airport preventing a Lagos bound commercial aircraft from taking off.
According to reports, the bandits stormed the runway forcing the officials of the airline and passengers to run for safety.
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The deceased was said to have been shot around the runway by one of the bandits.
It was gathered that the aircraft which was billed to take off at 12.30pm on Saturday could not because of the presence of the bandits on the runway of the airport.
‘’As I speak to you now, there is already military presence to beef up security, though most of the staff are scared with the killing of the NAMA staff, Saturday Tribune quoting a source from the agency who pleaded anonymity.
As at the time of filing the report, more than 10 military trucks have been deployed to the airport to reinforce the security network around the airport.
Recall that last year, bandits stormed the staff quarters located within the vicinity of the airport and kidnapped 10 staff of Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and NAMA.
The security agencies are yet to react at the time of filing the report.
