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Air Traffic Controller Slumps, Dies at Duty Post in Lagos Airport

Femi Ashekun/

An Air Traffic Controller with the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) slumped and died at his duty post at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, this morning.

NewsmakersNG learnt that the unfortunate incident happened at about 4am.

The controller, identified as Inuk Effiong, was said to be in his early 40s.

He reportedly died before he could taken to the hospital due to the restriction of access to the Total Radar Coverage of Nigeria (TRACON) site, which delayed the arrival of an ambulance.

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