The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has reported that its personnel effected the return of the sum of $8,500 and other personal effects, valuables and luggage to a traveler, Mrs. Dilalat Titilayo Onabokun who had earlier misplaced them at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport.
According to a statement released by the FAAN spokesperson, Yakubu Datti, the passenger was delighted to retrieve her misplaced properties.
The statement said,” The joy of a Nigerian traveler, Mrs. Dilalat, Titilayo Onabokun, who lost a lump sum of money while returning to her base in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, knew no bounds, when she was informed by officials of the Aviation Security of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria that her lost money, $8,500.00 has been found.
“The office of the Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) took over the investigation, checked the content of the baggage and discovered among other items, the address of the owner as well as the contact number.
“The office contacted her by phone and asked for a confirmation of her identity, as well as a confirmation of the fact that she misplaced her luggage. She confirmed her identity, but wrongly claimed that she left only $7,200.00, in a white envelope while in fact CIB had discovered $8,500.00 in her bag. On further questioning she confirmed the extra $1,300.00.
“Dilalat has been reunited with her money, as well as the luggage.”