No fewer than three persons sustained injuries during the exercise among whom was an old woman on a wheel chair, apparently travelling outside the country.
Just as the mock terrorists stormed the airport and started shooting sporadically, she fell from her wheelchair and allegedly broke her teeth.
Another traveller, a young woman in her 30s flung her baby away in the heat of the pandemonium that ensued, before diving for cover. She later reunited with her baby when she was told that it was just a mock exercise and that the bullets being expended were blank bullets.
Also an airport staff a man in his late 50s collapsed on the sound of sporadic gunshots from the the mock terrorists.
All the wounded persons were attended to by medical staff of the Nigerian Air Force hospital and members of the Lagos State Ambulance Services.
The passengers said they were not informed of the exercise and thought it was a real situation and that terrorist had taken over the airport.
Airport officials told journalists that passengers were duly informed as an announcement wwas continuously made to inform passengers of the exercise.
Culled: Sunnewsonline
How is this "Great news"?
ReplyDeleteOh.. You've changed the expression
DeleteBut which one is blank bullets?
Delete@ WhiteBerry...it is self-explanatory, bullets without gun powder
DeleteThis is Crazy..una wan get okun orun for una office abi?
DeleteMc pinky
Ofcourse they were told.
ReplyDeleteBut most Nigerians neither read d papers or listen to news
We were told but most blogs would rather post gossips and scandals than real news. At the woman with a child. Shame on her. We know mothers, fathers or even strangers that would protect the child rather than fling the child. Shows what kind of a mother she is.
DeleteMadam oversabi Elena, neither goes with nor and either goes with or. Tankio!
DeleteEeyah, I feel sorry for the wounded
ReplyDeleteOhh no wonder force men overcrowded d airport yesterday.....I was wondering?
Deletehahahahaha woman flung her baby away. chai see mama wey no want to die for her pikin.
ReplyDeleteHahahahaha na because TRUMP win ooo. Muslims fanatics will now fight ooo
Hahahhahah I found that baby part hilarious too. Osondu no be joke.. Lol. I feel sorry for the woman on wheelchair tho
DeleteHaba, flinging the baby is bad nau
DeleteVery bad what if something had happened to d baby. Nah wa oh
DeleteIt's not hilarious at all biko..her no 1 aim should be to protect her child..na wa oh..wat a mother!
DeleteI'm shocked that a mother flung her child
DeleteWhat a stupid thing to do
ReplyDeleteIf you informed them then why did they scampered?
And what happens to the woman that broke her teeth?
Nigeria is just a zoo.
My dear,people hardly listen to airport news cos they use people that speak through their nose. Majority just try to get their flight information and other things said are thrown to the wind. Sorry to the injured but its not funny o
DeleteThere was adequate notice given by the Airforce in newspapers and television. Please let us stop denigrating our country by calling it a zoo.
DeleteIf Nigeria is a zoo, what does that make u that stay in nigeria? Nd ofcourse we were informed but people dont knw cos they wont read. Nigeria is ours, dnt badmouth it, lets work together
DeleteThen go to America, Aturu ocha
DeleteIlliterate, what's so stupid about a simulation exercise? You obviously don't know the meaning. The reactions were also expected. That's part of the exercise
DeleteDon't take this too far,its simple,it was announced BT only few understood the grammatical xpresion used.
DeleteMc pinky
Go and learn how to write well. "Why did they scampered". Wannabe.
DeleteIf Nigeria is a zoo, what animal are you???
DeleteI reject it. My country isn't a zoo.
DeleteThe simulation exercise started yesterday I think,so if they didn't hear it's because they don't read or watch the news.
ReplyDeleteExactly, it was announced and in the news..
DeleteWhen u hv plans to travel the next day by plane. U will be busy packing and preparing your mind so u don't miss ur flight. All those distractions will make many people travelling not listen to that particular news. news
DeleteHow do u simulate realistically if u inform the passengers ahead?
ReplyDeleteWell,truth is that majority of Nigerians do not listen to the news or even read the papers.
DeleteSome Nigerians will just stab them and think they're real terrorists.
DeleteIt wasn't a realistic stimulation just a test.
Na wa for the woman who flung her baby. So she can't protect her baby first. Idi re ti sare jina...
ReplyDeleteMaybe not everybody heard about it cause if they do they won't be that scared ,to the extent of hurting themselves
ReplyDeleteEven with the notice this one na serious rough play o
DeleteLol Nigerians and their ignorance
ReplyDeleteOh I feel for that baby. Not everyone listens to news so many weren't aware
ReplyDeleteAnd this is suppose to be good news abi?
ReplyDeleteEhya.... lol
ReplyDeleteAnd why on earth should this exercise take place in the airport? What kind of daft country is this? Shouldn't there be facilities erected specifically for this? I don't care if they announced it or not, it is wrong. This could trigger panic attacks in certain people. This is 2016 please.
ReplyDeleteMaybe it should have taken place in ur living room.. Yes!
DeleteNa wa .what happens to the injured?
ReplyDeleteThis is not true Stella, they had been.announcing the mock exercise for over 2 weeks now
ReplyDeleteHmmmmm
ReplyDeleteSorry to the wounded.
ReplyDeleteBUT ANNOUNCEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS NOW. WHEN PEOPLE WILL NOT PAY ATTENTION. IT WAS ON BLOGS EVEN.
ReplyDeleteSorry to those that got wounded. But most Naijas no sabi read news or notice on the wall. E no concern them oh. See as pandemonium set as people de run for their lives. If na gossip and who is who in the society na there we sabi.
ReplyDeleteclap for yourself. there is danger and you throw your baby away? so that what would happen? how would you be able to live with yourseld if anything happens to that child?
ReplyDeleteGod bless you Elena and Doppelganger.
ReplyDeleteThe exercise was announced severally since last week with specific warning to passengers
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