Nigerian passenger dies on US-bound Flight

By  Aniema Akpobia

A passenger Mr Benedict Syvlester Igwedike (67 yrs) was found dead on his seat on a US bound flight, United Airline Flight 143 which left lagos on Monday night being the 23rd of September 2013 to the United States. On its arrival at the George Bush International airport on Tuesday, the houston police had his body taken for autopsy to ascertain the cause of his death.

Houston police said they were waiting for autopsy report to determine the exact cause of death. There were speculations that the deceased might have been travelling for medical attention in the United States but there was no report that he was accompanied by anyone, as the airline was yet to identify any passenger that travelled with the deceased.

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