A passenger on a flight from Abuja to Lagos (name withheld) was allegedly caught stealing from a fellow passenger.
The suspect, onboard Abuja-PHC flight P47192 on July 27, 2023 was exposed by Air Peace officials for allegedly stealing one million naira from another passenger.
The airline’s spokesperson, Stanley Olisa revealed in a statement issued on August 2, 2023 that the man stole the said amount contained in a brown envelope but was caught by the owner of the money who called the attention of the airline’s staff.
“During the flight, (the suspect) took another passenger’s computer bag from the overhead cabin, took the brown envelope containing the money, put the computer bag in another luggage compartment & moved to an empty seat at the back of the aircraft.
He was one of the first few to disembark despite the announcement of a proper disembarkation sequence by the crew. He was eventually caught and the money was retrieved from him. Different currencies in different denominations were found on him,” Olisa said.
Olisa said the suspect was handed over to the security operatives of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria for onward transfer to the police for further investigations.
He said the police later confirmed to have released him on bail.
