Nigerian workers who used to work in Libya and were flown home to Lagos from Djerba on an Air Malta mercy flight, tried to reboard the aircraft after discovering that some of their luggage was missing.
PBS said that after the flight landed in Lagos the passengers were kept on the tarmac until the luggage was unloaded.
Tempers flared when it was realised that some of the luggage was missing. Some of the Nigerians shouted abuse at the Air Malta crew and tried to reboard the aircraft, but the crew, assisted by two Maltese policemen, managed to close the aircraft's doors. Some of the Nigerians banged on the aircraft and others sat down in front of the wheels to block its departure.
The crew contacted the control tower and the plane was able to leave after Nigerian soldiers intervened. No one was injured.