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Lagos-Bound Passenger Dies At Abuja Airport
Following the death of a passenger in the airport’s domestic wing, there was pandemonium at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) in Abuja.
The female passenger simply identified as Mama Tobi was at the boarding area for her flight to Lagos when the incident happened.
Her blood pressure was said to have caused her to slump.
The woman died, according to a lawyer, because medical workers from the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) did not arrive on time.
Where is the money they claim was sunk into renovating the airport into world standard? For 13 minutes, no FAAN medical personnel. She died in my hands and few others. A medical doctor on his way to Kano tried but as he finally said, “we lost her.”
“But she would’ve been saved, had FAAN provided basic insulin. She was diabetic. Her sugar went high; She entered coma; No medical attention; She saw the light and moved towards it. We kept calling her, Mama Tobi, Mama Tobi, don’t leave us, wake up, Good morning but saliva trickled down, foams bubbled and I knew she had seen a better place and wouldn’t be coming back!
“FAAN and the entire airline staff on ground were stupidly acting as if è no concern them. They kept announcing boarding and NEVER USED their speaker to ask if there is any medical personnel on ground. Finally they brought an ambulance from their fire fighting department, to take her corpse away! ood night Mummy Tobi. Your country and countrymen, failed you,” the lawyer wrote in a social media post.
The deceased’s body was brought to the NAF Medical Centre at the airport, according to reports.
Mrs. Faithful Hope-Ivbaze, a spokesperson for FAAN, stated it was not accurate that FAAN did not answer on time when called last night, saying, “Our doctors were there. We are not happy it happened. We regret it happened but God knows the best in every situation.”
She did, however, express FAAN’s condolences to the deceased’s family and prayed that God would allow them the strength to face the loss.
