Very important, thanks.

This story no clear abeg
I travel by air and I know what am talking about

Ahh OP
God really saved you oo
That gentleman was a GodSent angel

Buzzapper:
NEVER DO THIS IN A FLIGHT!!!

If you travel by air a lot, beware of over friendly chatty seat Neighbour's.

This older lady comes and sits next to me inside the plane. She asked me to help her put her bag in the overhead luggage compartment. But a gentleman sitting across quickly came through. (I am not very tall, and the overhead luggage compartment is something I try to avoid at all costs.
Immediately she sits down she strikes up a conversation. She was very pleasant and well spoken. So, we chatted all through the flight to Dubai.

Suddenly, when the pilot announced that we were now proceeding to begin our descent into DXB, my good friend 'developed' stomach pains. Me with my good heart, I pressed the steward's button, and the stewardess came to find out what the problem was. I told her my seat mate was not feeling well.

And this lady, she suddenly began to address me as 'my daughter'. The stewardess told me that there was nothing they could do except give her some painkillers and wait until we landed.

The pilot announced that we had a medical emergency on board and advised us all to stay calm. My new friend was crying and sweating like crazy. And she refused to let go of my hand... everyone assumed we knew each other.

So, we landed at DXB and the same gentleman who helped put up her luggage in the overhead compartment removed her luggage.

But as he removed the luggage, he advised me to distance myself from this lady and make it clear to the cabin crew that we were NOT travelling together. He was a godsend!

So indeed, the cabin crew came and asked me if we were related, I categorically told them we had met on the plane. I didn't know her at all.
So, we began to disembark and as I said goodbye, she kept begging me to carry her handbag. I was so torn... but the gentleman looked me in the eye and emphatically shook his head. He passed me a note telling me to let the cabin crew handle her.

So, I exit the aircraft and leave my 'new friend' to wait for the wheelchair and be handled by the cabin crew feeling very guilty.

As we waited for our luggage to come through, I hear this commotion. My 'new friend' was running, trying to escape the cabin crew, having gotten out of the wheelchair! She left the stewardess with her handbag and just ran towards the exit with the rest of her hand luggage!

Luckily the airport police were faster than her. They got hold of her and brought her back in handcuffs.

This lady starts calling out to me. my daughter... my daughter! how could you do this to me..... that's when I caught on. She was carrying drugs and she was trying to implicate me!

Luckily for me, the gentleman who had helped her with her luggage came forward and told the airport police that me and her had just met on the plane.

The police took my passport and asked her to reveal my full names if it was true we were travelling together. By God's grace, I had not even told her my first name! I was still asked to follow the police to a little room where I was questioned extensively.

Where did I meet her?... where did I board... where did she board. Etc... And my luggage was extensively searched and dusted for fingerprints.
They dusted all her luggage, and my fingerprints were not found anywhere on her luggage or on her handbag!

I was let go with advice never ever to touch anyone's luggage either in flight or at the airport. So, from that day, I don't care how much luggage you have, you will deal with it yourself. I will not even offer you a trolley to put your luggage on! Your luggage... your problem.... is my policy.

And if you can't reach the overhead compartment, and I am the nearest person, please call the cabin crew because all I will do is give you a blank stare and then look away!

@life in Saudi Arabia

Fake story with an important message.

Jacketaltrade:
Him or her? Him or her?

English is not too difficult to grab na. When someone uses him/her, what does that signify? Oh you might not even know what that slash means. Even a primary 6 pupil will decode why I used him or her, so rest.

Kobicove:
I try not to get too chatty with fellow passengers whenever I'm travelling by air... I just bone and mind my business after saying "Hi" or "Good morning" or whatever

Same here. I just grab and read my copy of a business or lifestyle
magazine while in the airport
lounge or listen to my podcasts on the go.

The personal policy is to "never trust nobody" based on several negative variables that can arise in any situation such as being implicated by a drug mule who hands you a small luggage to keep for him or her.

Thou the story no too clear
But the information is still there.

Just found the story online.

thank you for this advice..wicked world

The story don expire jare...

Reminds me of this movie: broke down palace (1999 movie)

God saved you through the advice of that man. Very interesting and educating write-up. These are the kind of articles I love reading on nairaland.

Happy now?

Mcslize:


English is not too difficult to grab na. When someone uses him/her, what does that signify? Oh you might not even know what that slash means. Even a primary 6 pupil will decode why I used him or her, so rest.

A fake, fear mongering story thought up by a hungry journalist. When bored, these people pen fake stories to sharpen their skills. Since fake news travel faster than lies, the person gains from the clout.

meobizy:
A fake, fear mongering story thought up by a hungry journalist. When bored, these people type fake stories to sharpen their skills. Since fake news travel faster than lies, the person gains from the clout.

But the story has some lessons in it!!
Despite say na fake gist

jerryunit48:
I read similar story somewhere before

It's an old story recycled every year.

Human beings keep getting wicked, each passing day.
Thank God you were vindicated oh

Jacketaltrade:
Happy now?

Yes, I'm very happy now that I have been able to correct you but not confuse you. Shalom!

This is a big lesson to all air travellers, whether the story is true or not. We don't need to be tought by a professor to learn traveling ethics.

Some innocent air travellers are serving jail terms for drugs related offense, while some hv been sentenced to death for helping to Cary someone's luggage.

Point to note when traveling on airplane

1. Lock all the zip of your lugage with small padlock. Dont let any unknown person put incriminating items in your traveling box.

2. Don't assist anyone to carry his or her lugage once you arrived airport, neither should you look after someone's lugage in the name of easing his or herself before boarding.

3. Don't accept any parcel to be given to someone on your arrival by way of waybiling. You may end up being a drug carrier.

3.

Nsonaso:


Actually it does happen, I watch related documentary all the time on discovery channel.

Even how people help others to hold battle water, Pepsi etc that turns out to be cocaine

But this particular story is a copy with some edits.

It's okay to watch discovery channels, I no what I said that the story doesn't add up, I have lived in four different countries and so I know what I'm talking.

Further forward, the flight procedure op spelled out is not it, not to talk about immigration checks et Al.

martinmiller:


Oga, lies plenty for this side oo, that's why I read mostly on quora, Nl is crap man ..

Thanks ..

Solanaa:
But sorry to ask, Why was she running all of a sudden?

I mean no one was chasing her or found out she had drugs on her?

Chai u go like gossip eh

When and how did you correct me? You know what you win.

Mcslize:


Yes, I'm very happy now that I have been able to correct you but not confuse you. Shalom!

Favmil101:

Chai u go like gossip eh

Bro, In as much as the story have a meaning. It wasn't connecting

Iamolukorede:


It's okay to watch discovery channels, I no what I said that the story doesn't add up, I have lived in four different countries and so I know what I'm talking.

Further forward, the flight procedure op spelled out is not it, not to talk about immigration checks et Al.

4 different countries like? Nigeria, benin, togo, and Ghana i guess.

Oh

Jacketaltrade:
4 different countries like? Nigeria, benin, togo, and Ghana i guess.

Whatever...

Jacketaltrade:
4 different countries like? Nigeria, benin, togo, and Ghana i guess.

You be mumu, your mumu nah first class ..

MrBrownJay1:
yeye BS story....
A) if she was carrying anything illegal, they would quietly take her to a different area to start ask her questions and search her bags
B) where was she running to?! any person who's been on a plane knows that before going anywhere, you have to go through immigration/pass control, then get her luggages thus there is nowhere for you to run to.
C) so person started running just like that, when police dont even know she is carrying anything?! what kind of yeye story is this?

sadly, it is well know today that you shouldnt accept ANYTHING from ANYONE when travelling, and certainly dont be buddy buddy with strangers you just met on the plane.

You mumu eh?!

I know an Uncle that got a green card by outruning the police at LA airport.

Ofemmanu1:
You mumu eh?!
I know an Uncle that got a green card by outruning the police at LA airport.

LOL, is that what your uncle told you?! if you knew the amount of security you have to go through before you can get out of an international flight at LAX, you wouldnt write the above ARRANT NONSENSE!!!

furthermore, if you actually believe that simply getting out of the airport will get you a green card, then YOU SIR dont have a clue what you are talking about.

Rozross:
Imagine this type of wickedness . You were very lucky to have been saved by the security, it won’t have been an easy case.

Thanks for the update and thank God for you.