The Super Eagles team n officials arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe Int'l Airport, Abuja, on Tuesday, at 3.25 p.m. n were decorated in Nigeria’s national colours as they came out of the plane. An uproar of cheering fans n supporters; thronged through da barricades to welcome the Super Eagles, even breaching security rules and ran onto the tarmac. Some members of the excited crowd, who refused to vacate the tarmac, were chased out with sniffer dogs by security agents. (picture below)
In spite of the presence of security personnel, fans rushed to the 2013 AFCON champions to either have a hand shake or a hug. Some immigration and customs officers abandoned their duty posts to embrace the players as they walked through to the arrival hall. *jonzin* lol
Some fans were able to force their way through to the tarmac when Alhaji Bala Mohammed, the FCT Minister; who, received the team on behalf of President Goodluck Jonathan and other officials of the football house, were going to the tarmac.
As a result of this, the front door of the arrival hall of the international wing of the airport was broken, while a number of people were injured.
Col. Oladipo James (rtd), the Head of the Aviation Security at the airport, had earlier warned the public against forcing their way into the tarmac.
“The situation in the country has compelled us to prevent people from gaining entrance to the tarmac,” he said.
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