The charter plane was said to have 20 people on board when it suffered engine failure shortly after takeoff from Lagos on Thursday, crash-landing near an airport fuel depot and killing at least 13, an official told AFP.
“There were 20 people on board, 13 passengers and 7 crew,” said Joe Obi, spokesman for Nigeria’s Aviation Ministry. “Thirteen people (on board) have been confirmed dead, six injured, while one person is still unaccounted for,” he added.
Passengers
Feyi Agagu
Femi Akinsanya
Akintunde Joseph
Akeem Akintunde
Tunji Okusanya
Chijioke Duru
Kingsley Amaechi
Deji Afolabi
Mrs. E.O. Alabi
Daji Bernard
Deji Falae
Samson Hassan
Olatunji Okusanya
Crew members
Capt. Yakubu
Flight officer Oyinlola
Engr. Saroh Elaiye
Flight dispatcher Ibrahim
Mr. Felix Tatoye
Cabin attendant Owolabi
Cabin attendant Samson.
The survivors are;
1. Agagu Feyi - Survivor
2. Akintunde Taiwo - Survivor
3. Akintunde Akeem - Survivor
4. Akinsanya Femi - Survivor
5. Unknown male - Survivor
Agagu's family members and Ondo state officials were in the plane. Two of Agagu’s children, a son and a daughter, did not survive. However, ex-governor's wife was not in the plane crash; she and Agagu’s brother, Femi, arrived Akure earlier in a separate flight.
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| The jet was also conveying the corpse of Agagu. The casket carrying his corpse was found intact in the rubble of plane. However, it failed to open after all efforts by the rescue teams. It has now been moved to the Air Force Base close to the airport. |
While the plane was about to leave the Lagos airport, Ondo State government officials, including Governor Olusegun Mimiko, as well as other members of Agagu’s family gathered at the Akure airport waiting for the corpse of the former governor. They have moved to the Ondo government house after hearing of the tragedy.
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