Panic at Lagos airport after female passenger dies in toilet

The Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, witnessed what could be described as a mild drama at the departure hall when news broke that a young female passenger who was scheduled to travel with Etihad Airways gave up the ghost inside one of the toilets at the airport.

Sources say the deceased was believed to be travelling for medical treatment abroad before she unfortunately passed on though the circumstances surrounding her death were still unclear.

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Eyewitnesses say the middle-aged girl suddenly felt a stinging pain which made her dash to the toilet where she breathed her last.

Confirming the incident, spokesman for the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Yakubu Dati said the agency was investigating the circumstances that may have led to her death and would provide details as soon as possible

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