The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has said that a Kenyan aircraft which brought in three Nigerian deportees to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, was grounded for non-adherence to security procedures.
It said the aircraft has been detained by security agencies since June 3, 2013 under the directive of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The coordinating general manager, corporate communications, aviation parastatals, Yakubu Dati, explained that the aircraft was going through security routine and when this was completed it would be released.
He also disclosed that the aircraft, a DC-9 with registration number 5Y-SAX owned by Cavoc Airlines arrived Nigeria on June 3 with 15 crew members and the three Nigerians that were deported.
