A Nigerian man has been arrested for allegedly stealing N290,000 from the suitcase of a white man on an Abuja-bound plane.
The alleged theft incident reportedly led to the plane being grounded for about 20 minutes.
Some passengers said suspect allegedly went to an overhead bin to steal the white man’s luggage containing the sum of N290,000.
The white man reportedly raised alarm when he looked overhead and didn’t see his luggage.
A female passenger who allegedly saw the male passenger move the luggage pointed at him and he was searched.
He was later arrested by the airport security after the missing sum was allegedly found with him.
A video shared online shows airport officials leading him out of the plane.
According to one businesswoman who first narrated the incident before the video was published on the internet said the incident occurred on the morning of Wednesday, October 8. She added that the suspect boarded with just a back bag and a shirt.
Video of the alleged thief being escorted off the plane
