Security personnel from the Airport Police Command have apprehended a 14-year-old boy, Eke Miracle, who allegedly tried to enter the restricted aircraft zone at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos State.
The incident occurred on Monday, March 30, 2026, when airport security personnel discovered the minor on the airport tarmac while allegedly trying to unlawfully gain access beneath an aircraft preparing for operations.
According to a statement issued on Monday by the Police Public Relations Officer, Airport Police Command, ASP Mohammed Adeola, the boy’s actions constituted a serious breach of aviation security protocols within one of Nigeria’s most sensitive operational environments.
Adeola explained that preliminary investigations revealed that the juvenile had illegally gained access to a restricted section of the airport without authorisation, an act that violates Sections 2 and 3 of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) byelaws governing safety and access control at aviation facilities.
“The Airport Police Command intercepted a 14-year-old male, identified as Eke Miracle, in connection with a stowaway attempt at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos,” Adeola said in the statement.
