Two siblings were involved in a heated brawl at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Sunday, reportedly after missing a domestic flight.
Michael Achimugu, spokesperson of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), said the incident was the “strangest thing”.
The sisters, aged 31 and 23, were booked to travel on an NG Eagle flight but missed it after arriving at the airport late.
“Perhaps one of them blamed her sibling for their missing flight (not sure), but these two siblings began to fight each other,” Achimugu said in an X post.
“They scattered luggage and other items before being dragged to the interrogation office by airport security.”
Achimugu said the siblings continued to fight in the office until the elder sister fainted.
He added that although airport officials called for an ambulance to take her to the hospital, the woman’s sister declined, insisting that her collapse was “spiritual” rather than medical.
However, the NCAA spokesperson noted that the elder sister was taken to the FAAN clinic for medical attention.
Achimugu said on arrival at the FAAN clinic, the sister who fainted earlier began to fight with her younger sibling.
“They were both brought back to the crime office for a resolution, but the fierce fighting continued,” he added.
He said they were later taken away by officers of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF).
Scuffles at Nigerian airports are not rare.
In August last year, a female traveller allegedly destroyed her husband’s international passport at the Lagos airport, saying it was an act of retaliation for years of oppression.
Two months ago, there was a row at the Abuja airport involving Wasiu Ayinde, the veteran Fuji musician popularly known as KWAM1, and airport officials.
Days later, Comfort Emmanson, a passenger, was involved in a rage incident onboard an Ibom Air flight at the Lagos airport.
