Nigeria, April 25 -- The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has diverted all flight operations from the E wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) following a fire outbreak at the terminal.

According to a statement by FAAN's Director of Public Affairs, Obiageli Orah, the smoke was noticed on Thursday morning at about 05:29.

"At 05:29 hrs, smoke was detected billowing from the T54 Bridge, leading electrical engineers to immediately cut off power to the entire E Wing.

"The Airport Rescue and Firefighting Services (ARFFS) team was quick to respond, arriving at the scene by 5:30 hrs," the statement read.

Mrs Orah stated that initial suspicions pointed to sparks from an electrical unit as the cause, but that a th...