The plane carrying the remains of Ondo state former governor Olusegun Agagu and 20 other passengers crashed this morning shortly after take off from the domestic wing of MMIA. An aviation official confirmed the plane suffered engine failure after takeoff. According to those present around the scene, the crash happened at the local wing of the airport, close to the section where JET-A1, plane fuel is stored. Fire service officials are still evacuating the occupants of the plane and it is not yet clear if there is any casualty.
Yakubu Datti, the spokesman of the Nigeria aviation agencies, has asked for more time to get concrete details of the accident.
UPDATE: Agagu's body was on board, the late governor burial was set for tomorrow Friday 4th October 2013 , he was expected in Akure today for a lying-in-state to be held at the Democracy ParkHis family members including his only son and friends were on board. It had 20 passengers and 7 crew members.
At least 13 people have been confirmed dead. 7 survived including Agagu's son. Sad!
The coffin of the late Ondo state ex-governor was found intact. Almost all parts of the aircraft was burnt except the back where the casket was kept. His son Agagu Feyi is one of the survivors, while Agagu's widow, Agagu's brother Femi, and others arrived Akure earlier in a separate flight. Mr Tunji Okusanya {Mic}casket Boss and his son died in the crash. The black box has been given to Accident Investigation Bureau. The full manifest of the occupants of the plane has been released by aviation authorities. See it below...
Passenger
1.Feyi Agagu
2.Femi Akinsanya
3.Akintunde Joseph
4.Akeem Akintunde
5.Tunji Okusanya
6.Chijioke Duru
7.Kingsley Amaechi
8.Deji Afolabi
9.Mrs. E.O. Alabi
10.Daji Bernard
11.Deji Falae
12.Samson Hassan
13.Olatunji Okusanya
Crew members
1. Capt. Yakubu
Flight officer Oyinlola
1. Engr. Saroh Elaiye
Flight dispatcher Ibrahim
1. Mr. Felix Tatoye
1.Cabin attendant Owolabi
2.Cabin attendant Samson
The Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) released the names of survivors
1. Agagu Feyi - Survivor
2. Akintunde Taiwo - Survivor
3. Akintunde Akeem - Survivor
4. Akinsanya Femi - Survivor
5. Unknown male - Survivor
RIP to the departed.
Does it mean d corpse didn't want to go to its home town?
ReplyDeleteAnother black day in nigeria....God have mercy,wat a sad day
ReplyDeleteMay dey RIP. Hmmm which way Nigeria
ReplyDeleteAgagu' son
ReplyDeleteAgagu's wife
Obasanjo's son
among the victims of the ill fated flight.
Agagu refused to go alone coz he didn't eat alone.
may their souls rest in peace.
Very sad day....Lord pls save us in dis ember months
ReplyDeleteFela where you dey? too bad.... double wahala for dead body.
ReplyDeleteO my God he died again
ReplyDeleteThis is so sad, yeah,i also heard Obasanjo's first son, Gbenga Obasanjo was among them ...
ReplyDeleteOmg! lord have mercy on us...and also protect us from such occurence...may their soul rest in peace...
ReplyDeleteHmm, carrying the remains of somebody, now others has followed.
ReplyDeleteAgain?... what is our airspace turning into? May the souls of the departed Rest in peace
ReplyDeleteThis is terrifying...That the former died and is dying again taking along some others with him...Haba which way Nigeria???
ReplyDeleteWell its not cultural to speak ill of the dead but I guess faith has other plans
ReplyDeleteI guess so, but it sad. RIP
ReplyDeleteAnd to think late Agugu was min. Of avaition in 1999. May their souls RIP.
ReplyDeleteLet our wicked, oppressive and tyrant leaders beware! The God of Elijah is a Consuming Fire and He is at work in Nigeria. Enough is a Enough!
ReplyDelete'Double wahala for dead body and the owner of dead body'-Fela
ReplyDeleteNaive shallow minds commenting in this blog. Instead of wishing that IBB, OBJ, Atiku, Tinubu, Abdulsalami and many Boko Harams were in this plane and dead, they are hear shedding hunger tears. Let me tell you zombies! Nigerians now prefer eating mushroom in freedom than eating beef in slavery. These political power hogs looting our treasury and their associates must go.
ReplyDeleteRIP. Fela
ReplyDeleteOne event too many, naija which way?
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