Independent Ombudsman:
Sharing Experience...
(courtesy of a friend and brother, Dayo Alabi)
This
happened today, February 9, 2016...and I consider this experience
worthy of share, if not for anything, but to sensitize and galvanize
each and everyone of us to take vigilance and caution as serious
business...
I let my brother Dayo Alabi give his narratives:
"Help
me thank God that the Dana Plane I boarded to Abuja landed safely in
Abuja instead of the "breaking news" that would probably have announced
that "Dana plane with xyz passangers en-route Abuja hijacked and flown
to abc country"!
We boarded the plane scheduled to take off at 1.23pm.
However,
one of the air-hostesses became suspicious of one of the passengers
who was earlier brought into the plane in a wheelchair with left hand
bandaged from shoulder to the fingers; same with his left leg.
The
hostess's suspicion arose from the discovery that the man's hand
luggage was not passed thru the security screening machines.
To
cut a long story short, the Airport Security Team was invited and the
bag opened. It was reported that four fully loaded guns were in the
bag!
The "sick/injured" man insisted he could not stand/walk. A
wheelchair was brought in by the security team to take him out. An
accomplice was also off-loaded from the plane.
The pilot then
apologized profusely for the 37mins delay "due to security breach"
saying we should all be thankful as "it is better to be delayed than to
be sorry". He then went on rendering beautiful songs (not religious
songs anyway) from taxing to take-off to the delight of passangers who
were all praising God..."
ps:
I thought to share because
that Dana Air-Hostess, in saner climes, and to encourage diligence in
others, would be on a future honours' list of an appreciative country.
I
do hope fervently that she, like Olajumoke Orisaguna, - the now famous
bread-hawker shot to limelight by Sister T. Y. Bello's un-quiet action,
- will eventually be recognized by the authorities in Nigeria.
I
also hope that my brother Dayo Alabi, unlike many that were on that
plane, but chose to keep 'mute' or indifferent to 'shout-out' on their
horrible encounter, will, in the fulness of time also get recognition
for helping to bring this episode to public disclosures.
Most
important, I hope this narrative nudges us all to be active participants
at vigilance, caution and paying attention to details in matters of
public safety and well-being.
A word, as thee saying goes, is enough for the discerning...
God Rules!
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