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So sad! Nigerian man who returns from China slumps, dies at airport

A Nigerian man identified as Chukwuma Anthony Ezeh, on Wednesday, December 11th slumped and died at the international arrival wing Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. An official source at the MMIA…

A Nigerian man identified as Chukwuma Anthony Ezeh, on Wednesday, December 11th slumped and died at the international arrival wing Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos.

An official source at the MMIA arrival terminal said the passenger on arrival from China, slumped and died while waiting to collect his luggage. Ezeh, according to information on his passport, was 47 years old.

A spokesperson for the police, MMIA Command, DSP Joseph Alabi, who confirmed the incident said the passenger came on Ethiopian Airline.

According to him, the incident happened at about 3:15 p.m. and the deceased was confirmed dead at the MMIA Clinic. “While walking at the arrival hall the man slumped and died,” he said.

Alabi added that Ezeh’s corpse had be taken to the mortuary of Air Force Base Hospital.

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Published December 12, 2019
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