Pamperme: Just got this on my bbm. Arik Air's official statement on the issue. I hope this clears our minds.

No bomb on Arik Air flight
There is no iota of truth in the rumour making the rounds that a passenger attempted to bomb an Arik Air aircraft operating a flight from Maiduguri to Abuja today, Tuesday, October 23, 2012.
To set the records straight, a passenger on board flight W3 812 from Maiduguri to Abuja caused a scare when he started shouting Allah Akbar shortly before the aircraft landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The frightened passengers on board the flight became suspicious thinking the man was about to do something sinister.
All the passengers on board the flight, including the man in question, had all gone through the normal security check at the Maiduguri International Airport and nothing incriminating was found on anyone.
However, when the aircraft landed in Abuja, another security check was conducted on the passenger and nothing incriminating was found on him. A further security search was conducted on the operating aircraft, a Boeing 737-700 NG (Next Generation) and no trace of bomb or explosives were found. The aircraft went back to service immediately.
Arik Air wishes to assure guests that all its flights undergo strict security checks and passengers have nothing to fear. The airline’s Aviation Security Department is one the most sophisticated in the industry and its commitment to security and safety of passengers is second to none in Africa.
The airline just last weekend in Accra, Ghana won the award of the Best Security and Safety Conscious Airline in West and Central Africa.

Pamperme: Just got this on my bbm. Arik Air's official statement on the issue. I hope this clears our minds.

No bomb on Arik Air flight
There is no iota of truth in the rumour making the rounds that a passenger attempted to bomb an Arik Air aircraft operating a flight from Maiduguri to Abuja today, Tuesday, October 23, 2012.
To set the records straight, a passenger on board flight W3 812 from Maiduguri to Abuja caused a scare when he started shouting Allah Akbar shortly before the aircraft landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The frightened passengers on board the flight became suspicious thinking the man was about to do something sinister.
All the passengers on board the flight, including the man in question, had all gone through the normal security check at the Maiduguri International Airport and nothing incriminating was found on anyone.
However, when the aircraft landed in Abuja, another security check was conducted on the passenger and nothing incriminating was found on him. A further security search was conducted on the operating aircraft, a Boeing 737-700 NG (Next Generation) and no trace of bomb or explosives were found. The aircraft went back to service immediately. 
Arik Air wishes to assure guests that all its flights undergo strict security checks and passengers have nothing to fear. The airline’s Aviation Security Department is one the most sophisticated in the industry and its commitment to security and safety of passengers is second to none in Africa.
The airline just last weekend in Accra, Ghana won the award of the Best Security and Safety Conscious Airline in West and Central Africa.
 
 

Femzy24: The wave of terror attacks in Nigeria on Tuesday took a new turn as a suicide bomber attempted to blow up an Arik Air plane flying from Maiduguri to Abuja.

A suspected member of the Boko Haram sect who had boarded in Maiduguri, Borno State got up midair and told all the passengers to say their last prayers. As he brought out the explosive device, he disclosed that his main targets were the white people in the aircraft.

The explosive device however failed to detonate before the plane landed in Abuja. Police bomb experts moved in and the terrorist was arrested when the plane touched down in Abuja.

The attempt on the airline has shown the dynamism of the dreaded Islamist sect. Meanwhile, the Joint Task Force had earlier hinted that the sect has plans to launch attacks on Sallah day.

http://news.naij.com/12561.html

dimples..b:
this princess stella of a person no well o. My bro dey aboard that flight and there's nothing false about d story. May God judge u appropriately.

CuntDestroyer: its about time all airlines stop flying down there. let their elites(who are the only ones who could afford to fly in the first place) go by road.

shekina

binger: Oh my Jesus! Isn't that Divine Intervention...God is good,this is miraculous,unprecedented,amazing...hw can this nt be the Finger of God?

Super1759: I hate hearing such rubbish news. How did he get into the plane with the device?
The mumu was even introducing himself,mchewwwwww.

informatix: Check the source of the story what is naij.com is NOT a valid website. TOO many Morons in Nairaland. Naij.com isnt punch or sun or thisday why believe them?.

Augustinaz: Just heard on Silverbird News that the story is a hoax.

morufoye: It is amazing how some people delibrately choose to wallow in ignorance. Even after the rumour had been debunked by an eye witness they are still propagating it. This is a case of allowing sentiments to take over sense of reasoning which is the only thing that distinguishes us (humans) from animals. Oh, my bad. Some people are actually animals in human skin.
know not ye (animals) that you are actually giving those vampires (terrorists) new ideas by escalating this baseless story? All in the name of soiling the name of that which has been established by the ONE whose greatness exceeds all greatnesses.

Johnnybravo222: Pls no more aboki on air planes abeg!!!