FAAN Confirms Lagos Airport Terminal Fire, No Lives Lost

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has confirmed a fire outbreak at Terminal 1 of Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, which is undergoing reconstruction. According to a statement from the authority, no lives were lost during the incident.

Firefighters and emergency teams were immediately deployed to contain the blaze, while eyewitnesses said people in and around the terminal quickly evacuated to safety. Efforts to fully extinguish the fire were ongoing at the time of the report, and the cause of the outbreak remains under investigation. The airport continues to be closely monitored as emergency personnel work to secure the area.

In a public statement, FAAN said: “Our firefighting team is currently responding and working to contain the situation. No loss of life has been recorded.”

In a separate development, human rights activist and constitutional lawyer Hamza Nuhu Dantani has petitioned the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS) over the alleged abduction and sexual abuse of a minor, Walida Abdulhadi, from Jigawa State. Dantani, a member of the Citizens’ Liberty Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association, described the situation as a “desperate, calculated, and coordinated attempt to cover up a case involving a minor.” According to the petition, Walida was abducted in 2023 while she was a Senior Secondary School II student.