TWO SHOT, AT THE LAGOS AIRPORT

                                          GUNSHOT AT LAGOS AIRPORT

There was gunshot at the Lagos airport that led to panic.
It was gathered that the shot was accidental, as the orderly  attached to a senator was preparing the gun for lodgment before boarding.
The orderly and a woman were injured and taken to nearby hospital for treatment There was panic at the General Aviation Terminal (GAT) of Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, on Friday, July 8, as the gun of an orderly attached to a Senator accidentally discharged when he tried to remove the magazine before boarding a flight. The orderly and a woman standing by were injured on the legs, Sahara Reporters reports.On hearing the gunshot within the terminal, travelers and airport workers scampered for safety. The orderly and the woman were said to have trekked out of the terminal to the vehicle that conveyed them to the hospital without any assistance as the injury was not that severe. Confirming the incident, Yakubu Dati, the general manager, Public Affairs of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), said it was an accident and stowing the gun away with its magazine was a standard procedure because guns are not taken on-board aircraft but are usually checked in the luggage compartment




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