The teenage stowaway, Daniel Ihekina, who was arrested at the Lagos Airport after flying in the tyre hole of an Arik plane from Benin to Lagos on Saturday morning, thought he was on a US-bound flight.

An airport source, who did not want his name in print spoke to Punch

“From what we heard, the boy said he was being maltreated and tried to escape from his parents. He thought he was on his way to the US.The parents have travelled to Lagos by road, to get him back.”

The General Manager, Corporate Communications, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, Mr. Yakubu Dati, said

“The residential address the boy gave to us was traced to a church in Benin by our airport manager and his team. So, there is need to hand over the teenager to the SSS who are experts in such investigations. They will carry out further investigation on the matter.”

Haa he wouldn't have made it.Even surprised he survived Benin to Lagos

http://www.punchng.com/news/stowaway-boy-thought-arik-plane-was-us-bound/
http://misspetitenigeria..com/2013/08/boy-who-hid-inthe-tyre-of-arik-plane.html?showComment=1377504676723#c3859914193114125402

I no blame the poor boy, he don tire 4 nigeria.

"like" if u think this boy deserves a national award

potential terrorist

I pity the boy but naija situation sef fit make person commit sef

Poor kid! Look at him looking confused. "Come o, no be JFK be dis o"!
But seriously, he wont have even survived the ride.

He is just lucky to be alive. Benin,.lagos should be 25 mins.,.

Woe betide him if the plane was US bound

lol... usa indeed

Wetin the poor benin boy sabi.he think say every plane na america dey go.eyah.your own pass Soul plane.

Do you blame him?

Do you see any American stowing away to Nigeria? If our leaders yesterday and today and have realized the importance of taking care of the young, educating them and providing them they wont be thinking of stowing away.

vivacious vivi: Poor kid! Look at him looking confused. "Come o, no be JFK be dis o"!
But seriously, he wont have even survived the ride.

Body fell from the sky recently in UK.

amiskurie: "like" if u think this boy deserves a national award

ASUU ssee what you guys have done to this bloke.

Aboki Shine my Shoe

He's just a small boy, why are they pulling him like that
If Nigeria was a country, social services would investigate the circumstances that made him run away from home and endanger his life in this manner And put him in foster care if needed. Like I said this would only happen in a 'country' not Nigeria .But sadly, what do we have here? A media frenzy around a frightened teenager who is probably going to get the beating of his life back at home . Free the poor boy jare.......he deserves an award and a hot meal for outsmarting so called security and surviving the grueling flight

Smh.. Imagine!!! Brave boy,e had d courage 2 pass d security,and enter d hole of a plane tyre ,plzz,e shud b taken by D nigerian military b4 bokoharam recruits him!

What if he waz a terrorist Baadt Guy.... HOLLYWOOD don Brrrrainwash the Boy, the guy don bath put yankee swagzz put Rosary for God's protection then .......Bingo ...imagine such a kid having the dream of traveling abroad.... But the boy try sha 20mins of improper respiration.. He could had been deported back to Nigeria anyway.... If atall he made it

boy nw u know!!

na wa o, you sure say no be juju this boy take enter plan anyway he deserve something special because e no easy o

Am sure he must have gotten the shock of his life when the plane landed less than 2hours after departure.
Chai see him Yankee hustling look and bag

Chai, de boy for don kill himself if that plane had actually headed for US

He should be happy that it wasn't.

On a local flight the plane doesn't fly very high. If he was really on a flight to the US, then he would have died because:

1. There isn't enough oxygen to support human life at 10,000 meters. He would have suffocated.

2. That high in the air, it is extremely cold. In fact, it is -38 degrees Celcius at 10,000 meters. He would have frozen to death.

This info is for the mumus who will read this story and want to try it. You will be a frozen corpse by the time you land in Yankee.

†ђξ question is how on earth did this guy find himself under †ђξ plane without †ђξ knowledge of †ђξ security operative? If I where †ђξ Aviation minister, I would have fired †ђξ chief security officer of †ђξ Airport for Negligence of duty! What if dude is a terrorist? It would have been a different story by now!!

The devil is a liar...

Him village people no want am to succeed...

Every monitoring demon in this boy's life must die by fire.

So this lad beat the airline security. Hmmmm.

Pls how do i post a commend here?...i'm a jjc

The result of a failed educational system. Thank God for his life because had that been a longer/higher altitude flight, he would be dead by now. Hopefully, they create more awareness about this because people keep doing it. Has there ever been a case of anyone actually surviving those flights to europe?

This is a very high security breach, had it been it was a boko haram member with bombs and got the plane exploaded in the air wetin una go tell us?. Nonsense

Thank God the flight wasn't going to the US. If it were i doubt if the boy would make it over the Atlantic..