Nigeria, Feb. 25 -- The President of the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE), Bunmi Gindeh, a captain, has credited decisive leadership and swift emergency response for preventing what he described as a potential tragedy during Monday's fire outbreak at the Old International Terminal of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos.

In a statement issued after the incident, NAAPE said the fire represented a significant operational disruption that tested the resilience of Nigeria's aviation infrastructure.

The association noted, however, that the coordinated activation of emergency protocols by the Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Olubunmi Kuku, ensured the protec...