The international wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos State, was temporarily shut on Thursday after the mutilated body of a dead man was found on Runway 18R.
Newsbreak reports that it could not be established whether the dead man was knocked down by an aircraft taking off or landing on the runway.
During the temporary shutdown of the runway, international flights were prevented from landing and taking off from the airport’s international terminal.
Airport officials said the corpse was suddenly found on Runway 18R during a routine runway inspection by Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) personnel. It was discovered at the runway around the cargo area.
It is understood that the police are still investigating the identity of the dead man and how he got to the security area of the international airport.
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