Airport staff returns $1,700, passports to passenger at Lagos airport

A unit subordinate astatine the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, successful Lagos, Frank Omorojie, has been commended for returning a mislaid purse containing currency and important question documents to its proprietor astatine the departure hallway of Terminal 2.

The incidental occurred connected Wednesday astatine the Rwanda Air check-in area, wherever Omorojie reportedly discovered the misplaced item.

The purse contained $1,700, a Nigerian and British passport, arsenic good arsenic a recognition card.

According to airdrome sources, the find instantly raised concerns astir tracing the owner, but Omorojie promptly handed the point implicit to Aviation Security, AVSEC, unit without hesitation.

Following modular airdrome procedures, the recovered belongings were decently documented and transferred to the Customer Service unit, which rapidly made a nationalist announcement to find the owner.

Within a abbreviated time, a Nigerian rider scheduled to question to Kigali, Rwanda, who had already feared the items were mislaid permanently, was reunited with each her belongings intact.

Airport officials described the incidental arsenic a wide objection of professionalism and integrity, noting that specified actions reenforce nationalist assurance successful airdrome operations and unit conduct.

Speaking briefly, Omorojie said his determination was guided by elemental principles of honesty.

“I conscionable did what was right,” helium said.

His action...