The Deputy British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr. Peter
Carter, slumped yesterday and died at the Murtala Mohammed International
Airport Lagos.
Carter, who flew into the county aboard Delta Airlines,
sources said, took ill aboard the plane which arrived from Atlanta Georgia, the
United States around 4pm.
An eyewitness said the diplomat held to his chest and
screaming as he slumped,and that many passengers and airport officials took to
their heels for fear of the Ebola virus disease.
A source close to the airport confirmed that the medical
personnel attached to the terminal tried unsuccessfully to revive him.
The High Commission is yet to issue a statement.
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