The man Mr Vitalis Nwabuzor suspected of theft on board an Air Peace Abuja Port Harcourt flight. Picture source: Air Peace
A case of theft involving one Mr Vitalis Nwabuzor on board an Air Peace flight on Abuja Port Harcourt route has been reported by the airline.
The suspect was accused of stealing the sum of one million naira on board the flight P47192 on July 27,2023 was nabbed afterwards.
The airline made the arrest known in a press statement issued on Wednesday, August 2, 2023, by its Spokesperson, Stanley Olisa.
Olisa allegedly stated that Nwabuzor stole the said amount contained in a brown envelope but was caught by the owner of the money and with the intervention of the airline’s staff.
“During the flight, Nwabuzor took another passenger’s computer bag from the overhead cabin, took the brown envelope containing the money, put the computer bag in another luggage compartment and moved to an empty seat at the back of the aircraft.
“He was one of the first few to disembark despite the announcement of proper disembarkation sequence by the crew. He was eventually caught and the money retrieved from him. Different currencies in different denominations were found on him”, the statement said.
The passenger was handed over to the security operatives of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), for onward transfer to the Police for further investigations.
The police confirmed to have released him on bail and said the chance of prosecution is slim as the owner of the money is unwilling to prosecute the case.
Olisa stressed that Air Peace staff will continue to be security conscious even as it urged passengers to be more careful with their personal items on board.
