A Nigerian passenger known as Dr Olusola Dada on Emirates Airlines on Wednesday slumped and died on arrival at the Murtala Muhammed Airport located in Lagos.
Dr Olusola Dada had boarded the aircraft with registration number EK783 (DX) and passport number A04501199.
The spokesperson for the Lagos Airport Police Command, DSP Joseph Alabi, confirmed the incident on Thursday.
He said the incident was reported to the police authorities after the passenger was announced dead by a medical personnel.
The deceased, who was said to have flown in from the U.S. alongside his wife, reportedly collapsed at about 3.55p.m. at the check port screening point.
Efforts by the airport medical personnel to resuscitate Dada proved futile and he was pronounced dead at 5.34 p.m.
It was further gathered that the deceased was the District Governor-Elect, Lions Club International, District 404 A1.
The cause of his death was however, unknown at the time this report was published.
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