- An aircraft belonging to United Nigerian Airlines with registration number 5NBWY skidded off the runway at Murtala Muhammed International Airport Lagos
- It was gathered that the scary incident happened at about 6:48 p.m. on Friday, September 8
- In a now-deleted tweet, NEMA confirmed the incident, stating that all 51 passengers and 4 crew members were successfully evacuated
Lagos state, Ikeja – Tragedy was averted on Friday evening, September 8, when an aircraft belonging to United Nigerian Airlines skidded off the runway at Murtala Muhammed International Airport Lagos.
As reported by The Punch, the incident happened when the plane was trying to land under a very high rainfall at about 6:48 p.m.
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A source, who spoke on condition of anonymity said the Airfield was temporarily closed but reopened at 8:10 p.m.
“At about 20:00hrs, passengers were evacuated from the affected aircraft, with no casualty.”
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NEMA confirms United Nigerian aircraft skids off runway
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on X (formerly Twitter) confirmed the incident in a now-deleted tweet.
NEMA said all the 51 passengers and four crew members onboard were successfully evacuated without casualty.
“A United Nigerian Airline 51 passengers and 4 Crew United Nigeria airline with registration number 5NBWY skidded off the local runway while trying to land under a very high rainfall at about 1848 hours.
“All passengers evacuated successfully without casualty The airspace has been opened for operations now,”
Nigerian passenger dies aboard Egypt Air flight
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that a young Nigerian lady has been hit with an untimely death.
The young woman reportedly died aboard an Egypt Air flight on her way to London, United Kingdom.
The lady, whose name is withheld, was said to have left Nigeria for London on board Egypt Air MS 876 flight to Cairo on Monday, September 4, through the Murtala Muhammad International Airport (MMIA), Lagos when she died on board.
Tension as plane crashes in Lagos capital
There is tension in Lagos capital, Ikeja, Oba Akran, as a small aircraft reported crashed in the area and went into flames on Tuesday afternoon.
The aircraft cannot be easily identified, but eyewitness says the fate of the passengers was yet to be known.
The report added the incident happened on the busy road of the Oba Akran, close to a fuel station opposite a bank.
Source: Legit.ng
