Aviation authorities in Nigeria are investigating how an unidentified man was able to climb onto the wings of an aircraft as it was about to take off from the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos on Friday.

A video recorded by a passenger inside the aircraft show panicking passengers pleading to disembark as the man scrambled on the wing of the aircraft belonging to Azman Air.

The pilot reported the intruder and he was apprehended and put in custody, spokesperson for the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (Faan), Henrietta Yakubu, said in a statement.

She said investigations are still ongoing.

The aircraft which was heading to Port Harcourt was cleared after "a thourough check", Faan said.

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