Terror Scare at JKIA, Bomb detected in a Plane

News reaching our desk, is that the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport is under a temporary lock down. No planes can land or leave at the Airport.

This is after a terror scare at the airport. It is believed that two unnamed individuals reported a fake bomb on a Johannesburg bound plane.

BREAKING: Temporary lockdown at JKIA Nairobi. No landing or takeoff from the airport. Passengers disembarking for screening after a ‘false bomb’ alarm from a flight bound for Johannesburg South Africa pic.twitter.com/DLe74jcEVW— The African Voice (@teddyeugene) April 17, 2019

Even though the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) has not released any official information, passengers have shared on social media that they were forced to disembark from their planes.

No landing or takeoff from JKIA now due to a potential security threat. We are disembarking.

— Hon Dr Njogu Barua, PhD (@DrNjoguBarua) April 17, 2019

While about to hit runway for take off at #JKIA we and all other plans have been stoped from taking off due to a potential #Securitythreat @KenyanTraffic

— Eric Kilongi (@EricMgendi) April 17, 2019

Several people are also asking for more information about the same.

There is Temporary lockdown at JKIA Nairobi. No takeoff or landing at the airport. Passengers disembarking for screening after a 'false bomb' alarm from a flight bound for Johannesburg South Africa.

— YURI™ (@IamBravin) April 17, 2019

No flights landing or taking off from #JKIA ..word is there’s a bomb report or hoax..hopefully the latter 🙏🏾 on a @KenyaAirways plane..seen parked at the far end of the runway @KenyaAirports https://t.co/VfuLTymJA9

— Anthony Mburu (@tonimburu) April 17, 2019

JKIA is the largest airport in East and Central Africa but recent happenings have brought the airline in disrepute. DCI detectives have nabbed several drug traffickers at the airport.

Last week, @DCI_Kenya Detectives based at #JKIA working jointly with other stakeholders seized Narcotic drugs (Heroin) concealed in boxes of Lip Gloss totalling to 48 pieces. The consignment was registered to be airlifted from #Nairobi to Port Harcourt in #Nigeria. pic.twitter.com/hL2Eap7HXA

— DCI KENYA (@DCI_Kenya) April 9, 2019

In February, a Kenya Airways plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Tanzania after one of its engines caught fire mid air. Sources within the airport said that JKIA did not have the required resources to track exact plane locations.