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Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria ( FAAN) has taken responsibility for the life threatening experience a passenger had in an escalator at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos on Saturday, September 3, 2022.
The Acting General Manager of Corporate Affairs of FAAN, Faithful Hope-Ivbaze, said the Authority has reached out to the victim to actively participate for her care.
A Nigerian recently shared a post shared on her instagram page on how she suffered a deep cut on her foot after she used the escalator at the Lagos airport.
The lady said she was at the airport with her family when her 5-year-old son insisted he wanted to use the escalator.
She said she was hesitant because some time ago the escalators had injured a boy. However, she agreed, and unfortunately, it developed a problem while it was being used.
According to her, it took about 40 minutes before first aid arrived after travellers had sustained injuries.
“On Saturday 3rd September 2022, I returned to Nigeria with my family. My excited 5-year-old wanted to use the escalator instead of the stairs.
“I noticed the razor-sharp edges of the escalator and it was going very fast. I looked down and the very fast escalator had people tumbling on themselves. Humans started piling on each other. My reflex, I lifted my five-year old in the air, he spread his legs high while I lay on my back.
“I joined the pile of humans at the base of the escalator. The only defense I had for myself was to raise my head so that only my back was bearing the grind of the escalators. A passenger snatched my five-year old from me.”
