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American Citizen, Akinyela Sawa Taylor Hijacks Plane In Belize, 3 Injured - Travel - Nairaland

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American Citizen, Akinyela Sawa Taylor Hijacks Plane In Belize, 3 Injured by Aonkuuse(op): 6:05am On Apr 18, 2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhJCzWN8kTw?si=JRehyGWLRPNmyfNQ

Three passengers were injured after a U.S. citizen allegedly hijacked a small plane at knifepoint in Belize on Thursday, police said.

Akinyela Sawa Taylor, a U.S. citizen, hijacked a Tropic Air Belize plane with 13 other passengers on board, officials said.

Police received information the plane was hijacked by a passenger on board shortly before takeoff. Taylor wanted to be taken out of the country and demanded more fuel for the plane, police said.

The hijacker was fatally shot in the chest by a passenger who had a licensed firearm, police said.

The aircraft, which was circling, almost ran out of fuel by the time it landed, police said.

Three passengers, all from Belize, were injured with knife wounds. The flight had 14 passengers total on board, including two Americans, police said.

Police were in contact with a passenger on the plane who was sending updates via text, officials said.

It is not yet clear how the hijacker was able to get on the plane with a knife, police said.

In a statement on Thursday, Tropic Air Belize CEO Maximillian Greif called the the pilot's actions "nothing short of heroic" and said it is offering "all available support" to the injured passengers.

"Our pilots undergo rigorous training to respond effectively and efficiently to any situation, and today we pause to recognize the bravery, skill and leadership that brought our aircraft home safely," Greif said.

The U.S. Embassy has been contacted and will help the police with the investigation.

State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said during a press briefing Thursday she did not have much to offer yet on the hijacking, but the agency was following the incident as it was unfolding.

"We are grateful -- I think all of us are -- that that did not turn into a mass casualty event with, I believe over a dozen people on the plane," Bruce said.

The suspect was refused entry to the country over the weekend and officials are investigating how he was able to get in, according to police.
Source: https://abcnews.visitlink.me/F5YeFq

Re: American Citizen, Akinyela Sawa Taylor Hijacks Plane In Belize, 3 Injured by inoki247: 7:04am On Apr 18, 2025
Lol the continent they call Shitholee av surpassed all this from crashing anyhow to hijacking....


That shows as poor as they say African is we av gone past all this...
Re: American Citizen, Akinyela Sawa Taylor Hijacks Plane In Belize, 3 Injured by shereef19: 7:04am On Apr 18, 2025
Meaning
Re: American Citizen, Akinyela Sawa Taylor Hijacks Plane In Belize, 3 Injured by RealAquarius1: 7:04am On Apr 18, 2025
Na wa o
Re: American Citizen, Akinyela Sawa Taylor Hijacks Plane In Belize, 3 Injured by isah80: 7:05am On Apr 18, 2025
This one na mumu
Re: American Citizen, Akinyela Sawa Taylor Hijacks Plane In Belize, 3 Injured by Kayberg: 7:05am On Apr 18, 2025
Once you see that beard…
Re: American Citizen, Akinyela Sawa Taylor Hijacks Plane In Belize, 3 Injured by Ndenomy: 7:05am On Apr 18, 2025
Hmm
Re: American Citizen, Akinyela Sawa Taylor Hijacks Plane In Belize, 3 Injured by Moony45: 7:05am On Apr 18, 2025
NameChekers mus be confused right now!
Re: American Citizen, Akinyela Sawa Taylor Hijacks Plane In Belize, 3 Injured by SSpeter(m): 7:05am On Apr 18, 2025
This one wants to do Diaspora Skull mining but met his Waterloo. You cannot mine skulls outside of your enclave...great shot by the way...
Re: American Citizen, Akinyela Sawa Taylor Hijacks Plane In Belize, 3 Injured by WantsandMore: 7:05am On Apr 18, 2025
Which kain midlife crisis catch this one except one conspiracy theorist fit say na mk ultra patient now
Re: American Citizen, Akinyela Sawa Taylor Hijacks Plane In Belize, 3 Injured by Merlissa(f): 7:05am On Apr 18, 2025
No comments
Re: American Citizen, Akinyela Sawa Taylor Hijacks Plane In Belize, 3 Injured by LZAA: 7:06am On Apr 18, 2025
SSpeter:
This one wants to do Diaspora Skull mining but met his Waterloo. You cannot mine skulls outside of your enclave...great shot by the way...
grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin
Re: American Citizen, Akinyela Sawa Taylor Hijacks Plane In Belize, 3 Injured by SonOfWords(m): 7:06am On Apr 18, 2025
grin

This thread is going to go sour very quickly. I trust nairaland bigotry department in that regard.
Re: American Citizen, Akinyela Sawa Taylor Hijacks Plane In Belize, 3 Injured by zeuss: 7:06am On Apr 18, 2025
Mental health issues
Re: American Citizen, Akinyela Sawa Taylor Hijacks Plane In Belize, 3 Injured by SSpeter(m): 7:07am On Apr 18, 2025
The Ronu wants to mask his identity by claiming American citizenship, thank God for the decisive shot. Imagine! trying to generate IGR from a flying airplane. Stop skull mining ⛏️
Re: American Citizen, Akinyela Sawa Taylor Hijacks Plane In Belize, 3 Injured by HydraFeeds(m): 7:07am On Apr 18, 2025
What's his motivation beside his demand to be taken out of the country ?

Some people just get wacko for head .

Good he's reported as US citizen but not tagged with his Nigerian ancestry .
Re: American Citizen, Akinyela Sawa Taylor Hijacks Plane In Belize, 3 Injured by Dandsome: 7:07am On Apr 18, 2025
Akinyela. Thank God they didn't start screaming Nigeria American.

But what must have led to this?
Re: American Citizen, Akinyela Sawa Taylor Hijacks Plane In Belize, 3 Injured by LZAA: 7:07am On Apr 18, 2025
Moony45:
NameChekers mus be confused right now!
No confusion
Just an ew.edu go.blin doing go.blin things
😄😄
Cc Kennyswag
Re: American Citizen, Akinyela Sawa Taylor Hijacks Plane In Belize, 3 Injured by SLIDEwaxie(m): 7:08am On Apr 18, 2025
His way of committing suicide
Re: American Citizen, Akinyela Sawa Taylor Hijacks Plane In Belize, 3 Injured by Image123(m): 7:08am On Apr 18, 2025
Ahhhhhhh. This guy don finish many people for naija with this stupidity. What a Kasongo!
Re: American Citizen, Akinyela Sawa Taylor Hijacks Plane In Belize, 3 Injured by atobs4real(m): 7:09am On Apr 18, 2025
Thank God dem no crash. What kind of man is that?
Re: American Citizen, Akinyela Sawa Taylor Hijacks Plane In Belize, 3 Injured by owobokiri(m): 7:09am On Apr 18, 2025
After the underwear bombing attempt and the beheading on the streets of London?
These are the real actions that make them afraid of Nigerians
Re: American Citizen, Akinyela Sawa Taylor Hijacks Plane In Belize, 3 Injured by spontan: 7:09am On Apr 18, 2025
Hmm...
Re: American Citizen, Akinyela Sawa Taylor Hijacks Plane In Belize, 3 Injured by atobs4real(m): 7:10am On Apr 18, 2025
The guy looks like Osama Bin laden
Re: American Citizen, Akinyela Sawa Taylor Hijacks Plane In Belize, 3 Injured by bigdammyj: 7:10am On Apr 18, 2025
Noted.
Re: American Citizen, Akinyela Sawa Taylor Hijacks Plane In Belize, 3 Injured by ideatoprince18(m): 7:11am On Apr 18, 2025
Ahn ahn my brothers from the other side of the waste don add Hijacking to their C.V ... Kaii I just love the way dem dey Upgrade!!!!
Re: American Citizen, Akinyela Sawa Taylor Hijacks Plane In Belize, 3 Injured by dederocs(m): 7:12am On Apr 18, 2025
Other nations don't spare terrorists, only Nigeria does, terrorists and kidnappers are sent to hell.
Re: American Citizen, Akinyela Sawa Taylor Hijacks Plane In Belize, 3 Injured by Mindlog: 7:12am On Apr 18, 2025
"The hijacker was fatally shot in the chest by a passenger who had a licensed firearm"...Nice one.
Re: American Citizen, Akinyela Sawa Taylor Hijacks Plane In Belize, 3 Injured by madridguy(m): 7:12am On Apr 18, 2025
This is serious. He might be suffering from depression.
Re: American Citizen, Akinyela Sawa Taylor Hijacks Plane In Belize, 3 Injured by zombieHUNTER: 7:12am On Apr 18, 2025
These people always damage the nations image abroad

America should just stop granting them citizenry status

They're easy to identify with the cone head
Re: American Citizen, Akinyela Sawa Taylor Hijacks Plane In Belize, 3 Injured by Carndidlaydid(f): 7:13am On Apr 18, 2025
angry

Mutalab

Now akinyela


If tomorrow Trump says naija are no longer allowed into his country y'all will be crying wolf
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