A smartphone, three laptops, and other valuable items belonging to three different air passengers allegedly went missing on a Lagos to Abuja Air Peace flight on Friday, May 31.
As reported by The Punch on Wednesday, June 5, an affected passenger, Lere Adams, confirmed the incident.
There was allegedly no concrete explanation from the airline, TOP MEDIA NIGERIA gleaned from The Punch.
Adams accused Air Peace of mishandling their personal belongings and displaying a lack of concern, despite promptly reporting the theft of valuable items from their luggage upon arrival.
He recounted:
“I had my luggage with me; it was light hand luggage. As soon as I boarded, I put the luggage in the overhead cabinet. My phone battery was low, so I plugged it into a power bank in my bag and switched off the phone. When we landed in Abuja, I realised I could not locate my phone.”
Furthermore, he explained that he was not the only affected passenger; adding that an Indian and an American passenger were victims too.
Adams continued:
“I saw an Indian that was complaining about the same thing: that he could not find his wallet and his laptop that was in his bag, and suddenly there was also a white man who had a backpack that was on top of him with two laptops and as soon as he got to Abuja, he looked for laptops but could not find them.
“While we were talking about the incident, one of the officers came and asked who owned a bag. Lo and behold, it was his bag, but it was without his laptops. He was asking how he got the bag. The officer replied that the air hostess said they found it in the cabin and the foreigner said it was impossible and asked where the laptops that were inside were.”
According to Adams, Air Peace has contacted their Lagos headquarters and is currently investigating the incident.
Meanwhile, The Punch said Stanley Olisa, Air Peace’s Communications Operations Officer, did not respond to several phone calls and text messages sent to him on the matter.
