BREAKING NEWS: Death Toll In Lagos Plane Crash Reached 17 As The Rescue Operation Ended (UPDATED, PHOTOS,)
The number of people killed in a plane crash in Lagos has increased up to 17, two children among them. The plane carrying 27 people and conveying the body of the former Ondo State governor, Olusegun Agagu, crashed this morning at the Murtala Muhammed airport in Lagos immediately after take-off. scroll down for more pics and info.. The charter flight took off at about 09:30 from the domestic terminal at Lagos Murtala Mohammed International Airport. Officials said the plane crashed on to open land within the airport complex close to a fuel storage a minute after take-off. Spokesman for the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Supo Atobatele , added that the engine of the jet had failed on takeoff and it crash-landed and burst into flames. Aviation Ministry spokesman, Joe Obi , added that the plane nose-dived into a building in the area: "The plane couldn't lift properly so it just came down." Spokesperson of the Federal Airpor...