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It takes God’s grace. We couldn’t rescue anyone because the inferno was considerable and at that point, the focus was to prevent the fire from extending to the tank farms.”
-Oladipupo Awojobi
Additional reports by Seyi Olomu
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“I just saw the plane going down.
When I opened my eyes in the hospital, I could recollect what happened within seconds. He had reportedly sent words to the family that he would join them in Akure for the burial as he could not meet up with them in Lagos.
“So, he is just lucky to have escaped the incident, that was why many people mentioned his name after the crash as it was assumed that he was part of the entourage that went with the corpse from Lagos,” said an informant.
First Weekly was also privileged to another angle to the story last week as we were informed that the people of Iju-Odo, Agagu’s hometown were warned of an impending doom after the late politician’s death.
A member of the Agagu family, High Chief Sehindemi Oguntoye reportedly said that the community had a premonition that a tragedy would occur before the burial of the former governor, so the family held a prayer session after it was warned of an impending tragedy before the burial.
He said: “The community had been informed of an impending tragedy and the community had held a vigil to avert it.
We took the rescued persons to the hospital. But one of the initial survivors died on the way to the hospital.
“When we got to the scene, it was easier to rescue the survivors because they were at the rear end of the plane and the fire didn’t get to them much, because the plane broke into two on impact with the ground.
“However, while we were on the way to the hospital, one of the survivors died as a result of shock and possible internal haemorrhage but that is subject to autopsy results.
“The survivors are in a stable condition at the moment as they were not badly burnt.
The aircraft was chartered for flight to Akure,” it said.
The presidency yesterday summoned the Minister of Aviation, Ms. Stella Oduah, a few minutes before she was about to address the media on the plane crash.
But shortly after her departure to heed the summons, her media aide, Mr. Joe Obi, issued a statement, which the minister was billed to read.
Oduah, in the statement, said: “This morning (yesterday) at 0932 hours, local time, an Embraer 120 aircraft, with registration number 5N-BIT operated by Associated Airlines on a private charter flight from Lagos to Akure, crashed shortly after take-off from the domestic wing of the Murtala Muhammad International Airport.
“At departure, the crew of the chartered operation reported 20 persons on board, including crew.
“We can confirm that there were six (later updated to eight by the ministry) survivors on the aircraft and four are in stable condition while two are critical but they are all receiving attention in the hospitals.
“The authorities are contacting families of the victims of this unfortunate incident, and upon completion, will make information about the identities of the victims public.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with them at this difficult time.”
The black box, according to her, had been located and was in the custody of the Accident Investigation and Prevention Bureau (AIPB), which with the cooperation of NCAA, and other relevant agencies commenced full investigation into the cause of the accident.
“While it is too early to determine the cause of the accident, we urge the public to be patient while the investigation progresses.
The aircraft was chartered for flight to Akure,” it said.
The presidency yesterday summoned the Minister of Aviation, Ms. Stella Oduah, a few minutes before she was about to address the media on the plane crash.
But shortly after her departure to heed the summons, her media aide, Mr. Joe Obi, issued a statement, which the minister was billed to read.
Oduah, in the statement, said: “This morning (yesterday) at 0932 hours, local time, an Embraer 120 aircraft, with registration number 5N-BIT operated by Associated Airlines on a private charter flight from Lagos to Akure, crashed shortly after take-off from the domestic wing of the Murtala Muhammad International Airport.
“At departure, the crew of the chartered operation reported 20 persons on board, including crew.
“We can confirm that there were six (later updated to eight by the ministry) survivors on the aircraft and four are in stable condition while two are critical but they are all receiving attention in the hospitals.
“The authorities are contacting families of the victims of this unfortunate incident, and upon completion, will make information about the identities of the victims public.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with them at this difficult time.”
The black box, according to her, had been located and was in the custody of the Accident Investigation and Prevention Bureau (AIPB), which with the cooperation of NCAA, and other relevant agencies commenced full investigation into the cause of the accident.
“While it is too early to determine the cause of the accident, we urge the public to be patient while the investigation progresses.
He started the projects. Upon receiving the news at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta, where he was attending an event, former president Obasanjo was said to have shouted; “Which Gbenga, no he is not in Lagos, he is in Abuja.”
Those who should know claimed that Gbenga Obasanjo was actually scheduled to be in the aircraft.
He was said to have been part of whole arrangement, but that he was delayed in Abuja, where he had gone for another engagement, which was why he missed the flight. He constructed many roads and opened up the rural areas of Ilaje. But they cannot talk at the moment because they are traumatised.
How Family Members Celebrated Feyi Agagu’s
Escape In Ill-Fated Aircraft
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Son of the late former governor of Ondo State, Olusegun Agagu, Feyi was one of the few survivors of the ill-fated aircraft, an Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia turboprop series belonging to Associate Airlines conveying the late politician’s corpse to Akure, Ondo State last week Thursday for burial.
Save for providence, Feyi would have gone to the world beyond to join his father as not less than 13 people including the Commissioner for Commerce and Tourism in Ondo State, Deji Falae died in the incident.
Those, who were privileged to be amongst the people waiting to receive the remains of the late former governor in Ondo State with the state Governor, Olusegun Mimiko and Agagu’s wife, Olufunke told us that the news of the plane crash naturally devastated everyone one around and that the former Ondo first lady wept uncontrollably as she thought her son had died in the crash.
“But, when they were told later that Feyi survived the crash, everyone jumped for joy as if nobody died in the incident, the whole place became electrified as they all sang songs of praises and gave thanks to God for not allowing the family to suffer double loss,’ said a source.
They were said to have openly thanked God, who did not take away the young man at a time his late father had not been buried and when his mother was yet to come to terms with the death of her husband of many years.
It was reported that Feyi Agagu survived the crash with relatively minor injury and is recuperating at the hospital.
Shortly after the crash, one of the people many thought were in the ill fated crash was the first son of former president Olusegun Obasanjo, Gbenga.
We all rushed outside and saw the inferno as we have been drilled several times for such situations, our emergency unit immediately kicked into action.
“We had already started dousing the fire when the emergency services came. They are currently in the emergency ward of LASUTH.”
A senior member of staff of Sahara Energy, whose aviation fuel tank farm was within the vicinity where the plane crashed, said the situation could have been worse if they had not reacted immediately by carrying out an emergency fire dousing exercise before the emergency agencies arrived.
He said: “We were working there when we heard a loud bang.
The plane was carrying his father’s body to Akure, the Ondo State capital, for a state burial.
He and one of his in-laws survived the crash in which the Commissioner for Home Affairs and Culture, Mr. Deji Falae, the undertaker, Tunji Okunsanya and his son, died.
Feyi said: “Not many could have survived a plane crash. Upon receiving the news at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta, where he was attending an event, former president Obasanjo was said to have shouted; “Which Gbenga, no he is not in Lagos, he is in Abuja.”
Those who should know claimed that Gbenga Obasanjo was actually scheduled to be in the aircraft.
It is not something you plan or pray for.