An Unruly French passenger who was caught disrupting flight operations at the Abuja Airport on New Year's Day after clashing with security agents, was also placed on a sedative and returned to his home state in Paris Charles de Gaulle, France .
Recall that the unnamed foreign national was deboarded by Air France for disrupting multiple flights at the Abuja Airport.
The Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection at the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, Michael Achimugu, has now confirmed that the passenger was sedated by medical practitioners and airlifted back to his country.
He also said he monitored the passenger's onboarding around 10 pm on Thursday, before thanking airport officials who attended to the French passenger during his erratic display.
The NCAA publicist said, "Examined by a doctor and placed on a sedative, the unruly French national has finally boarded an Air France flight to CDG, Paris.
" I was physically present to witness his boarding at 10 pm on Thursday, along with the very capable terminal head, Miriam Anosike who did a yeoman's job in this case, Ifueko Abdulmalik, and gallant men of the Nigeria Immigration Service.
"I must mention that the Immigration Commander at the airport, Mr. Agada, was very cooperative. His willingness to collaborate was the glue that held all of this together."
Achimugu added, "We advised the airline to let the cabin crew have some of the administered sedatives in case the passenger displays any disruptive behaviour during the course of the flight.
"Kudos to both the NCAA, Nigeria Immigration Service and the Air France station manager who did an amazing job of attending to the passengers."
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