Young Boy Who Flew Arik Air From Benin To Lagos Hiding In A Tyre Thought He Was Flying To America

Yesterday we saw the story of the 14 year old boy who successfully beat airline and airport security at Benin airport on Saturday August 24th and flew in the tyre hole of a Lagos-bound Arik plane. You can see the details HERE.

Funny enough the young lad actually thought the plane was going to the US. 

Sources at Benin Airport said Daniel Ikehina ran away from home because he was being maltreated and was trying to escape from his parents when he joined the Arik flight. 

Unfortunately for him the plane wasn't flying to the US, it was flying to Lagos where the stowaway was immediately arrested as he alighted from the wheel well of the aircraft. Daniel is presently in the custody of the State Security Service (SSS) who are trying to unravel how he managed to pull off such a stunt.