A 39-year​-​old pregnant woman was on Friday confirmed dead on
board an Arik Air flight from Port Harcourt to Lagos.
The deceased, identified as Ijeoma Nwokedi, was confirmed dead on arrival
by the medical personnel at the Murtala Muhammed Airport Domestic Terminal
One, Lagos.
A reliable source told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), that Mrs. Nwokedi
was travelling with her husband and a cousin.
The source said the deceased had developed complications mid-air and was
attended to by some medical personnel on board the flight.
Arik Air, in a statement by its spokesperson, Ola Adebanji, confirmed the
incident.
“A female passenger on board Arik Air’s Port Harcourt-Lagos flight was
confirmed dead by medical personnel on arrival this morning at the Murtala
Muhammed Airport Domestic Terminal One, Lagos.
“The lady boarded the flight from Port Harcourt in company of her husband
and cousin. The cause of death is yet to be ascertained,” the statement
said.
NAN recalls that another unidentified female passenger died on Thursday in
one of the toilets of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport.
(NAN)