Female passenger dies in Lagos airport toilet

A mild drama unfolded on Wednesday at the departure hall of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, when a middle – aged female passenger billed to travel with Etihad Airways died inside one of the toilets at the airport.

Though details about the circumstances that led to her death were sketchy at press time, she was believed to be traveling for medical treatment abroad.

The deceased was said to have suffered a bout of pain that made her to rush to the toilet where she died.

The Spokesman of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Yakubu Dati, confirmed the incident.

He said the agency was investigating the death and would give details of what happened later.