By Desire Emmanuel
Two sisters who missed their flight at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, due to lateness threw caution to the winds and engaged in fisticuffs right inside the airport, leading to one of them being admitted at the airport clinic.
Mr Michael Achimugu, Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection at the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), announced the incident on his verified X handle, saying it took the intervention of airport security officials for the sisters, whose identities he did not disclose, to stop the fight.
According to him, the two sisters planned to travel via Eagle Airline to an undisclosed destination and when they arrived at the airport, the plane had already taken off.
One of them was said to have got angry, blaming her sister for missing the flight. This did not go down well with the sister, and so, a fight ensued between them, making them to scatter their luggage and other items before the intervention of airport security officials who took them to an interrogation office.
He wrote: “Inside, they began to fight again until one of them fainted. Calls were made for an ambulance to take her to the hospital, but her sister said that the problem is more spiritual than medical and, therefore, did not need a hospital.
“She is presently receiving attention at the FAAN clinic. Hopefully, she makes a recovery. This is not how things should be.”
