U.S. law enforcement officials told ABC News they were alarmed by the bizarre, unprovoked attack because the assailant was apparently able to inject an unknown substance into the back of one of the air marshal’s arms. The air marshal was traveling with a team of other marshals when the attack took place in an unsecured area of the airport terminal in Lagos, the officials said. He was able to board the United Airlines flight to Houston he was scheduled to work and was met early this morning in Houston by FBI agents and health workers from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). ContinueAmid fears the substance could contain some form of the Ebola virus, the air marshal was immediately put into quarantine.
The FBI said he was screened “on-scene… out of an abundance of caution.” An FBI spokesperson said,
“The victim did not exhibit any signs of illness during the flight and was transported to a hospital upon landing for further testing. None of the testing conducted has indicated a danger to other passengers.”Health experts say most infectious agents would not immediately manifest or make the patient contagious. While the unknown assailant ran away and could not be located, officials said the other air marshals on the team were able to secure the needle and bring it on the flight for testing in the U.S.
U.S. air marshals travel undercover in plain clothes and it would not be immediately obvious to an attacker that his target was an American law enforcement agent, officials say.
“While there is no immediate intelligence to confirm this was a targeted attack, this is our reminder that international cowards will attempt to take sneaky lethal shots at our honorable men and women abroad,” said Jon Adler, the national president of the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association.Source: ABC News
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In quarantine is a really good step..hope he gets better! It is well. 1thes 3:3. BishopDammy#
Chai!!! We just dropped our ranking further, making this peeps think we wanna spread virus to them. Smh
All I want to know, the alleged attacker , is he white or black??
This sort of tin will only increase the bad name Nigeria has already across border. No one even knows yet the reason for the attack. na wa!
Some people find joy in bringing bad name to our country. Wat sort of nonsense is this eeeeh.
I'm out. ***CATCH ME IF U CAN***
This is not good for Nigeria at all.If its finally confirmed that its Ebola substance,I fear the Zmapp americans are working on may elude Nigeria.I must however commend the US marshalls for securing the syringe.Something our security forces should learn from.
Too bad #bright bravo# 269beb21
Hehe.. I won't say I'm surprised; a lot of ppl are not happy with America.
It was definitely premeditated and it took the perpetrator some guts to achieve that.
America gbakwaa oku!.. If na Ebola, odi okay.
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what do we call this one? Hmmmm, whatever, it does not bode well for Nigeria
This is definitely beyond Nigeria, well beyond
Nawao wetin person no go hear for this country. I thought this things only happened in "24"
this people just wanna pick trouble with nigeria.......since when in naija do pple inject odas wt syringe......idiots
just alerted the authorities that ONYXX is a gay..........
That's crazy.....Crazy people everywhere....I hope its not something serious.
question - was the attacker apprehended?......Did the attacker was walked away out of the airport?
Why is this happening in Nigeria?
Am I the only person that does not believe this Us marshall?? #cheEzyjayne
Why is this happening in Nigeria? Is this a way to counter the accusation that ebola was introduced into Nigeria by the US?
How could they allow him to escape.....now they are trying to make Nigeria look bad......................................NEXT OF KIN
Ehya.
Enh enh
Eye of the needle,so nigeria get spy nah, I feel d unknown assailant is not Nigerian or mayb na BH member
Nawao what could have prompted such attack.
Again we're in the news for the wrong reasons.
~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA LUMIA
Ooooooh! Conspiracies, déceptions, & manipulations. Thank God for the god-factor in us. we dey see everything.
If they are calling the 'so-called invisible' attacker an international coward, what about them? What did they come to do in Nigeria in an undercover form? I hope they did not come lay foundation ground for their so called 2015 disintegration of Nigeria. How did they get the needle used to inject the Air Marshal without getting the man who injected him? Or is this another way to present Nigeria in a negative Western light? Foul people with false intentions.
Oga ooo,may God saves our dear country from this dirt of this virus disease.All is well with us jawe.
Na wao! This another case. #########OTUoCHA
Na wao! This another case. #######OTUoCHA
Wtf? Why would air marshalls be on a flight in Nigeria? They're like plain clothes police officers that fly domestically in the US to protect the public from terrorism. And how did they manage to get the needle but not the assailant? A group of strong, able-bodied cops couldn't overtake a guy who had enough of a grip on one of their own, he injected him with an unknown substance? So many holes in this story.
Fear of Ebola(EVD) God save ur pple!
finally they are looking for reasons to send drones into Nigeria.
For christ sakes, what is all this nonsense? What kain of rubbish is all this?? Afi ki Oluwa shanu. This is crazy.....
*these*
I don't know why I'm suspecting that it is boko haram related -__-
I no dey like dis kind story. No cctv? Abeg tell us wetin happen to the assailant and don't tell it like nothing ever works in nigeria.
Na wa ooooo. Black people with black minds! Why will u do such a thing n I hope no be say Oyinbo dey lie ooooo. He was attacked in an unsecured area. Hmmm
Why are we mad in Africa though.
Still yet there is still animal in human skin among us devil agent God will surely bring them to justice
kai Nigeria again! Hope no bi Ebola o!
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Na wah oh! What is Nigeria turning into
Bokoharam sponsors ar behind dis-D oda person came,slumpd n died n dis one injected.tryin 2 silence dz dt il xpose dem
Naija for you.
Linda , America is looking for a reason to invade Nigeria
The attacker was not caught ? Hummmm
Lagos busy airport ?
Lol the fear of Ebola is the beginning of wisdom and prevention is better than cure.
I smell ratsssssssssssss. What could the air marshal and cohorts be doing in an 'unsecured area'? Did the attacker 'fly' as he managed to get away? Am waiting for the complete story#so thirsty#
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What sort of nonsense is this for christ sake...... God punish that idiot with the syringe......
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All lies!!! Obama is evil.
@Cheezyjayne you're not. Look these people hate Nigerians and Nigeria, they're not happy that Nigeria is not under their control and they would anything to achieve that. I won't be surprised if this masterminded by them them to bring Nigeria yet again into a bad light. Americans are the devils we hear about and they won't relent until their agenda to take over the African continent is achieved. The funny thing is that they'll never succeed.
I am sure it is one evil muslim that did that. Those beasts!
I don't believe this bullshit though. America is just trying to make us look bad again
*siggh* anoda reason to deny us visa naija which way ?
International cowards??
I bet it was even a Nigerian citizen! So many evil agents in our country sent to bring us down e.g Patrick Sawyer who was sent on one if such missions. God will fight for us.
Everyday with diff story
People with their mission...
BORN TO SHINE!!!!
Fake gist. Unknown marshal, unknown assailant,deserted 'unsecured' area, phantom needle. Abeg no witnesses, nothing. These people are just trying to destroy our image. Hope our govt will be sharp enough to see this and respond well.
Hehehe. Maybe d guy cousin get d virus and he come dey vex as them no gree send us the zmapp. He come use vex attack d man...!!
Abi o...naija ppl will believe anything as long as na oyinbo talk am...this news sounds too fishy. why hasn't this been reported in any naija news source? Weren't there other ppl around when this happened?
Thank u.. one of the very few ppl thinking person on this site.
Thank you.....these ppl are bent on destroying naija. it's obvious the forces against us are not only from within.
This is shocking! Everywhere in Nigeria is porous even the International Airport.Are we sure those people are Nigerians? How did know these people were coming?Abi Boko Haram Or ISIS ?
Na wa ooh
You sound so ignorant
Most people without brain here are just crazy. You expect american Air marshall to be pursuing someone in a strange land.
Some of the dead brain also ask what they are doing. When people like you send Mutalab to kill them.
Did you also tell dem that u're a brainless fucktard? Pls do so
That's unfair
Get real guys. How on earth can u guys think like dis? Who is hapi with Nigeria n U say America is d devil. U really hav a poor sense of judgement.
They are not God. If they wish to deny victims vaccine cos of this incident, they can as well go to hell.
@KWEEN I love U so much 4 that reply u gave that hopeless anonymous commenter, God bless you.
Na Oyibo abi black person do am? Since the person wasn't caught no one can tell if he is Nigerian and the motive. It was probably a prank or dare since they haven't found any virus and the guy is fine.
Some young people can be stupid.
Conspiracy theory. He injected one of them with a syringe and ran away indeed. A group of able bodied men could not apprehend one man who had enough grip on one of them to inject something into him in day crowded airport. Tales by moonlight.
Well, come to imagin,it might just be propaganda to caution americans coming into Ebola affected countries, If not the perpetrator is very cruel trying hurt innocent pple and tarnish the image of Africans, portraying us as barbaric. May God Forgive him!.
One could imagine it as propaganda to manage travelers from the US into Nigeria, if not the perpetrator is very silly and definitely out of his mind, trying tarnish the image of Nigeria again.
And allow people die?
how would he get ebola into a syringe, if he has ebola he is probably to sick to do that. the person was just being mischievous
This is simply a made up story, and America's first step to black listing Nigeria in the media like they do to every country they wish to take control of. The facts do not add up at all. Everyone that has taken an international flight out of Nigeria knows that it is impossible for a person to attack someone before boarding a plane and run away without being caught. Second how did they obtain the syringe? American reporters have started.
Its amazing how people believe everything they hear, and start condemning Nigeria without the real facts. I see no possibility in this story. First I laughed at the thought of it. US MARSHALS not ordinary citizens. He was not alone. How can it ever be possible that a person held a MARSHAL down and injected him single handedly while in d company of other marshals. If that really happened, then the Americans should be ashamed to say it cos that means their marshals are weaklings. How was it possible the assailant escaped in a crowded Lagos that all you need to do is raise an alarm and people who do not even know what is going on will help you catch the assailant and kill him before even asking for his offense. People please think objectively before condemning Nigeria or America. We are yet to hear the end of the story.
This situation is very unfortunate but what exactly is an "international coward"???
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