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| The now late Rev. and Mrs. Ayodeji Cole with the kids the left behind. |
It crashed into residential buildings at Olaniyi Street, Iju, a suburb of Lagos, killing more than 30 others on the ground.
The Dana airplane came down at exactly 3.45pm. The plane which obviously had problem in the air tried unsuccessfully to make it but crashed into a church, Mountain of Fire, and a two-storey building.
Some of those who lost their lives include Rev Ayodeji Cole and his wife, Ngozi Cole (leaving behind 3 kids), a northern elder and a retired federal permanent secretary under General Yakubu Gowon and Murtala Muhammed’s government, Alhaji Ibrahim Damcida; the spokesman of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Levi Ajuonuma; a director of MainStreet Bank, Shehu Sa’ad; Professor Celestine Onwuliri, the husband of Prof Viola Onwuliri the minister of state for Foreign Affairs, Ehimie Aikhomu and a family of seven, among others.
Investigative sources told Olufamous.com that the ill-fated Dana plane had been under repair for several weeks and the airline’s station manager protested its use, but the Indian management was said to have insisted it should fly.
The aircraft must have sent distress signals to the airport as its fire fighters from the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) were the first to arrive the scene 30 minutes after the plane went down.
The fire was eventually put out at about 6.35pm before rescue efforts could begin. As at the time LEADERSHIP left the area, three dead bodies of residents of the two-storey building had been pulled out of the rubble while the plane itself created a deep crater at the church. About 15 people were said to be inside the church building holding a meeting when the plane went down.
Investigative sources told Olufamous.com that the ill-fated Dana plane had been under repair for several weeks and the airline’s station manager protested its use, but the Indian management was said to have insisted it should fly.
The aircraft must have sent distress signals to the airport as its fire fighters from the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) were the first to arrive the scene 30 minutes after the plane went down.
The fire was eventually put out at about 6.35pm before rescue efforts could begin. As at the time LEADERSHIP left the area, three dead bodies of residents of the two-storey building had been pulled out of the rubble while the plane itself created a deep crater at the church. About 15 people were said to be inside the church building holding a meeting when the plane went down.
The Ill-fated aircraft had escaped crash before:
The Dana aircraft which killed all 153 passengers and crew members on board and several other people on the ground is said to have narrowly escaped a crash in the last couple of weeks before yesterday’s fatal accident.
The reports have it that the crashed plane was the same one that had a landing gear problem in Uyo a couple of weeks back. The aircraft also reportedly developed hydraulic problem midair and had to make emergency landing three weeks ago in Lagos.
The manufacturers of the MD aircraft are said to have stopped producing it and are in the process of phasing it out.
May the Souls of the Departed Rest in Peace. Amen!!!
The Dana aircraft which killed all 153 passengers and crew members on board and several other people on the ground is said to have narrowly escaped a crash in the last couple of weeks before yesterday’s fatal accident.
The reports have it that the crashed plane was the same one that had a landing gear problem in Uyo a couple of weeks back. The aircraft also reportedly developed hydraulic problem midair and had to make emergency landing three weeks ago in Lagos.
The manufacturers of the MD aircraft are said to have stopped producing it and are in the process of phasing it out.
May the Souls of the Departed Rest in Peace. Amen!!!
What happens to Rev's children now?? Oh God be with them and may the souls of d dead rest in peace. Amen. OI
ReplyDeleteSo so sad... continue to rest in peace. Amen!
ReplyDeleteUntil pple learn to value other pple's lives dis country would never be a better place.I am so sad.RIP
ReplyDeleteTHE INDIA MANAGEMENT SHOULD BE ARRESTED AND CHARGE FOR MURDER, BECAUSE THEY FAILED TO OBSERVE THE PROTEST OF AIRLINE'S STATION MANAGER. SUPRISELY, HOW COULD "EHIMIE AIKHOMU" PAID FOR THE SIN OF HIS FATHER "ADMIRAL AUGUSTUS AIKHOMU" WHO VOTED GOOD 5TIMES FOR PEOPLE DEMOCRATIC PARTY (PDP) IN 2007 GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION BETWEEN COMRADE OSHIOMHOLE AND SENATOR OSUNBOR IN EDO STATE. MAY THE DEPARTED SOUL REST IN PEACE.
ReplyDeleteI SUGGEST THAT DANA AIRLINE SHOULD BE SUSPENDED FROM FLYING NIGERIA AIRSPACE FOR NOW. I SO MOVE!
That airline be dealt with
ReplyDeleteWicked act!the loss of lives could have been averted
Too Much of everything is bad
ReplyDeleteDs's rlly tragic. All lives taken & no one left 2tell d story. 1OO% worst dan suicide bomb attack. May dia souls rest in peace, amen. Wot a year. Sonia
ReplyDeleteThese Indians! They have no respect for Nigerians lives. See what they did in the drug industry. Even their Nigerian workers are among the least paid. We wanted foreign investors but these Indians own na something else
ReplyDeleteSame Indians clamouring to invest in the power sector. They have checkmated the Europeans with their cheap technology, if we handover our power sector to them we'll not see steady power supply even in year 2050.
ReplyDeleteAm SOO sad Indian company ripping Nigerian apart because of their selfish interest
ReplyDeleteLet it be known to you all that these indians are occultic,they needed blood sacrifice,now they have it...or how do you explain allowing an unfit passenger plane to fly.?im waiting to see what the govt will do.
ReplyDeleteCan someone pls answer me this question, hiw can nigerian govt allows planes of 80's 90's to be opareting in that of gaint of Afrika..
ReplyDeleteEDU....
IT A PITY THAT THIS IS HAPPENING IN NIGERIA TAKING THE SOUL OF OUR CITIZEN ONLY GOD WILL REWARD THE WORK OF THE WIKKED ONECEN,TO THE LOST SOUL REST IN̶̲̅» PEACE,WAITING FOR THE GOVERNMENT ACTION ERNESTLY WAITING
ReplyDeleteLet the government bound the Dana company from operation for at least one year.
ReplyDeleteMy co-writters here this is not d problem of Indians so to say as though they owns d ill fated aircraft its a problem associated with Nigerian avaition itself. Remember d 5 diff airplain that crashed 6yrs ago it was not owned by Indians, we shouldn't lay fingers on this Individual but rather checkmate our own govt. If nig as a country has a strong maintainance pollicy..which co-ordinate d avaition sector itself it will b hard for d owner of any airline that has not met d safety standard to fly.
ReplyDeleteMy co-writer we shld blame our own govt. who doesn't have value for human life bcs of their selfish interest. May their soul rest in the bosom of God.
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