The Nigeria Airspace Management Agency on Wednesday dispelled rumour
making the round over a purported plane crash in Igando area of Lagos.
The Managing Director of the agency, Engr. Nnamdi Udoh, explained the
small disused aircraft found at a location in Lagos, is a junk acquired
for educational purposes in Badagry area of the state.
In a statement, Udoh said, “The attention of the Nigerian Airspace
Management Agency (NAMA) has been drawn to a purported plane crash on
Wednesday at Igando, a suburb in Lagos State.
‘’ This morning, we were inundated with phone calls and enquiries
over a crash involving a small aircraft but there is nothing like that.
It is a hoax because our system did not capture any missing plane.”
Udoh said the American registered aircraft has a registration number N972TF.
According to the NAMA boss, the aircraft in question is actually a
junk one belonging to the late Apostle Gabriel Oduyemi of Bethel
Ministries and had long been parked at a NAMA facility up till Wednesday
night when it was eventually removed.
He said,” The aircraft was actually released to Capt. M.J.Ekehinde
who would be using it for educational purposes in Badagry, Lagos. A
cross section of the wings was removed to ease transportation to its new
location.
“I affirm again that NAMA facilities are working at optimal level and
this could have assisted in detecting any missing plane within the
nation’s airspace.
“While we appreciate the concern of the public on sighting the plane
at an unusual site, we urge that people should always contact police and
local government officials for proper information before spreading the
news on incident involving any aircraft.”
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