Dana Air Plane Heading from Abuja to Lagos Crashes in Iju, Lagos | Bella Naija
Dana Air Plane Heading from Abuja to Lagos Crashes in Iju, Lagos
Posted on Sunday, June 3rd, 2012 at 4:56 PM
By Adeola Adeyemo
Sad news reaching us is that a commercial airliner operated by DANA Air has crashed in the Iju area of Lagos.
The aircraft was arriving from Abuja on a local flight when it crashed into a powerline in the area.
According to the report by Sahara Reporters, the plane had 153 passengers on board.
Femi Oke-Osanyinpolu, Lagos state emergency state manager, said Sunday that casualty numbers are unknown.
Harold Denuren, head of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, confirmed the crash.
He said the Dana Air flight was heading from Lagos to Abuja in Nigeria. He said federal authorities were on their way to the site of the crash.
This news gives me shivers. Just minutes after reporting news of the bomb blast in Bauchi, now this.
The number of casualties has not been ascertained, but I pray for the lives of all those that were on board that plane and people that were in the area where it crashed.