Thursday, 12 September 2013

Edo Government Secures Admission For Stowaway Boy In The State's Top Boarding School



The Edo State Government has secured
admission in one of the state's top secondary
schools for 13-year-old Daniel Oikhena, who
stowed away in the wheel of an Arik Aircraft
from Benin to Lagos on Saturday August 24,
2013.
The state Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole,
disclosed this when the Managing Director,
Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Mr
George Uriesi, led FAAN management team on a
visit at the Government House, Benin City,
yesterday.
According to the governor, "without meaning to
encourage anyone else, we decided to support
him by sending him to one of the top secondary
schools in Edo State owned by the government.
The reason for opting for a boarding school is
that we think there's need to closely watch him,
something his parents could not do.
"He is an intelligent young man with uncommon
challenges, but one who has a vision. We had
him examined by people who should know and
the result confirmed that he is normal",
Oshiomhole noted.
"This incident was probably the kind of trigger
we needed to improve facilities at our Airports.
You are never going to have all the money you
need to do all you have to do. You should start
from somewhere", he noted.
Earlier, Uriesi said they were in Benin City for
ground assessment of the stowaway incident
which has forced FAAN to review and improve on
its security arrangements.

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