1 of the highlights of the 27th version of the Crime Reporters Affiliation of Nigeria (CRAN) yearly lecture and awards, in Lagos was the honoring of Air Peace’s Crew for thwarting initiatives by two women of all ages to targeted visitors a 3-thirty day period outdated boy from Lagos to Banjul.
Sunday Odita, President, Crime Reporters Affiliation of Nigeria (CRAN) claimed at the presentation: “We are elated as reporters to notice in the training course of our responsibilities that some folks are carrying out items deserving of producing residence about. When we mentioned that an Air Peace Crew demonstrated commendable professionalism and humanness by annoying the attempt of two women to visitors a three-thirty day period newborn-boy on a Lagos-Banjul flight on June 4, 2018, we penned it down as anything worthy of reward. For this reason, today, I am privileged to fulfil what our associates patriotically resolved over a year back.”
The CRAN President commended his users “for voting nem-con to bestow the Most Protection Mindful Crew Award on Air Peace Crew, even when it was tabled in advance of the household for voting frequently.” This he added, demonstrates that the honour is nicely deserved and properly considered out.
Although calling on individuals in all walks of daily life to emulate the uprightness demonstrated by the Air Peace Crew, he encouraged the winners to “be very pleased of the award because it is coming unsolicited from the conscience of the culture.”
An elated, Stanley Olisa, Corporate Communications Govt, Air Peace, while thanking users of CRAN, described that the airline trains its cabin crew to be really stability mindful. “It has proved worthwhile as the airline experienced in latest times prevented three functions of child trafficking. Our flight attendants are often stability informed and we will go on to spouse with the Countrywide Company for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Folks, NAPTIPS, to report any suspected act of child trafficking”.
Recounting how the incident took place, he explained, “Just one of the flight attendants observed that a newborn was crying endlessly on board and approached the supposed mother who refused to breastfeed the boy or girl. The full detail became suspicious and on arriving Banjul, the crew alerted the authorities who questioned the two ladies. It was subsequently learned that the boy or girl was not theirs and it was obviously a case of little one trafficking”.
The crew that acquired the award have been Capt. Isi Eghoghon, Capt. Sinmisola Ajibola and Very first Officer Ayodeji Bode-Thomas. Also, the cabin crew that had been adorned with NAPTIP’s ambassadorial medals integrated Chioma Agba, Nana De-Male, Cynthia Ugba, Mojoko Ewane, Taiye Abbey, Victoria Okpiaifo and Ngozi Ezeamaka.
The CRAN Awards reflects a resolve to reward men and women and organisations that have executed crucial humanitarian initiatives, specifically initiatives aimed at blocking crime.