Index to Nigerian Newspapers

Suspected thieves have broken into an Arik Air aircraft parked at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, stealing valuable gadgets. This has left the Boeing 737 aircraft grounded without its Flight Management Computer (FMC) and other accessories. Aviation stakeholders believe the break-in and removal of the FMC could only have been done by an insider with technical know-how. Arik Air filed an occurrence report with the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) over attempted robbery of its taxing aircraft by unknown men. Former Commandant of the Lagos Airport in the '90s, Group Capt. John Ojikutu, said there are houses behind the airport perimeter fences that have exceeded standard security limits. FAAN security should conduct random checks on all those carrying On Duty Cards (ODC) to fish out unauthorised persons.