Power outage at MMIA for several hours yesterday

The Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, was yesterday thrown into darkness for over six hours due to power failure. Passengers arriving and departing the airport were almost suffocated at the immigration areas, the check-in area and the airline counters. Power supply to the airport had been irregular for over a week, while the airport manager, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), seem helpless on the issue. Airline staff, who profiled the passengers, had to switch on their cell phones for them to be able to profile them properly while the immigration officers, security agents, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency and men of the Nigerian Customs Services devised a means to fan themselves. However, after several hours of blackout, power supply was restored around 7:10pm. - National Mirror - www.mannastores.com