Veteran Nigerian journalist and publisher Dele Momodu says he was almost detained by security officials at London’s Heathrow Airport after 18 mobile phones were found in his bag. He describes the incident as a near-detention event linked to the discovery of the devices.
Both outlets report that Momodu shared the account publicly, framing it around what was found during airport security checks. While the stories provide the same core details—Heathrow, the officials, and the 18 phones—neither outlet adds substantial, independently verified specifics on the exact legal or procedural basis for the concern or the final outcome of the screening. The reporting mainly relays Momodu’s own recollection and emphasizes the circumstances of the phones being detected during his travel.
