Boy Who Hide In Arik Aircraft Tyre Thought He Will Land In US

Daniel Ihekina, the teenage stowaway who was arrested at the Lagos Airport after flying in the tyre hole of an Arik plane from Benin to Lagos on Saturday morning, thought he would be taken to the US.

“From what we heard, the boy said he was being maltreated and tried to escape from his parents. He thought he was on his way to the US. The parents have traveled to Lagos by road, to get him back.”

A source at the Benin Airport disclosed this on Sunday.

Meanwhile, investigations by Punch correspondents in Lagos revealed that the boy had been handed over to the operatives of the State Security Services for further investigation.

General Manager, Corporate Communications of FAAN, Yakubu Dati, who confirmed the development, said the aviation security personnel of the agency had handed over the young voyager to the men of the SSS for extensive investigation.

“The residential address the boy gave to us was traced to a church in Benin by our airport manager and his team. So, there is need to hand over the teenager to the SSS who are experts in such investigations. They will carry out further investigation on the matter,” he said.