Passenger
jet with 30 on board burst in flames
An
aircraft belonging to Overland Airlines bound for Ibadan in Nigeria burst into
flames at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja, the capital of
Nigeria, with more than 30 Passengers including Senator Kamoru Adedibu -- son of
late godfather of Ibadan politics, Alhaji Lamidi Adedibu.
Overland
Airways is an airline based in Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria. It operates domestic
services from Lagos and Ibadan. Its main base is Murtala Muhammed International
Airport, Lagos, with a hub at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport,
Abuja.
The
plane burst into flames shortly before take off leaving passengers escaping for
safety on Friday as the plane narrowly averted a crash.
The
plane owned by Overland Airlines, was Ibadan-bound and was primed to depart
Abuja at 4:52pm when one of its engines began emitting smoke, forcing officials
of the airline to hurriedly evacuate the passengers.
Daily
Times in Nigeria first broke the news of the near crash on Friday with officials
of the airline declining to comment on the issue.
Some
passengers disclosed that they noticed the engineers fiddling with the engine of
the plane moments before take off before the plane burst into flames forcing
everyone to scamper for safety.
Adedibu
himself expressed shock at the near-tragedy, but thanked God that it happened
pre-take-off rather than mid- air.
He
also praised the pilot, the crew and airport officials for their vigilance,
without which they would neither have spotted the smouldering engines nor
initiated the rescue operation.
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