Adams Oshiomhole, former governor of Edo State and current senator for Edo North, was involved in a disruption at Lagos’ Murtala Muhammed International Airport on Wednesday after allegedly arriving late for his flight to Abuja.
Reports indicate that the incident took place at the Zulu Terminal of the General Aviation Terminal (GAT), where Oshiomhole was booked on a 6:30 a.m. Air Peace flight.
Eyewitnesses at the terminal claimed that after discovering the flight had departed, the senator and his security team obstructed the terminal’s departure area, hindering other passengers from continuing their journeys.
Despite repeated efforts by the terminal manager to de-escalate the situation, the senator allegedly refused to move, resulting in delays for numerous travelers and creating temporary chaos within the terminal.It reportedly took the intervention of the regional airport manager before the standoff was resolved.
Although the terminal manager made several attempts to defuse the situation, the senator allegedly remained uncooperative, resulting in travel delays for numerous passengers and a temporary disruption of order within the terminal.
It reportedly took the intervention of the regional airport manager before the standoff was resolved.
A social media user with the handle @n6oflife6, who claimed to have witnessed the incident, wrote: “Adams Oshiomhole caused serious problems at MM1 this morning. He arrived late for his flight, and after the aircraft had departed, he and his security detail blocked the departure gate, insisting no other passengers should be allowed to board until his issue was addressed. I’ve never seen anything like it.”
The post quickly gained traction online, drawing widespread reactions. Many users voiced their disapproval and shared personal accounts of delays and VIP interference at Nigerian airports.
As of now, there has been no official statement from the senator regarding the incident.See some reactions below:@Player_retiredd: “Someone they should have pushed out of the terminal.”
@GideonBalotelli: “Arriving at approximately 6:10 for a flight scheduled for 6:30 isn’t bad at all. That’s 20min b4 departure. How come the plane left already?”
@ISOKOVERYdarkma: “Apc government is cooking what we call pains and suffering for Nigerians, it’s better be wake up now and work on our INEC to remove bad leaders like this from the government, I come in peace.”
@PaolaRagnar: “I remember when I had my flight schedule for 7am. And Air peace told me plane took off at 5am Omo wtf . Not funny that day mehn.”
@Are_dion: “And here is why they have the mind to rig election, everyone stood looking no one want to die, no one want to go prison, this is totally economy lose, normally he should be arrested, this is a terrorist act. But as usual, APC Nigeria will still give Nigerians to dig lower.”
