Nigeria’s aviation industry witnessed another tragedy yesterday, as an Embraer aircraft operated by Associated Airlines with registration number SCD 361, conveying the corpse of former Governor of Ondo State, Chief Olusegun Agagu from Lagos to Akure for burial, crashed shortly after take-off at Murtala MohammedAirport, Lagos killing 13 persons on board while seven others survived.
The crash which occurred at about 9.30 a.m. had 13 passengers, and seven crew members on board.
Rumors have it that former Nigerian president Obasanjo's son Gbenga was onboard the aircraft, but his name was not released on the manifest (smell something fishy).
Officials of the Nigerian Police Force (NPF), Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB), Nigerian Air Force (NAGF) and Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) yesterday morning, shoved one another as they scrambled to take possession of the casket which is believed to contain body of the Late former Governor of Ondo State, Olusegun Agagu involved in a crash at the airport.
The list of passengers on-board the aircraft has been released.
Check it out below
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
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