Around 10 bodies were recovered from a collapsed building at the crash
site.
An aviation official says that all passengers and crew on board a plane that crashed in Nigeria's largest city have been killed.
An aviation official says that all passengers and crew on board a plane that crashed in Nigeria's largest city have been killed.
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Harold Denuren, of Nigeria's Civil
Aviation Authority, confirmed that there were no survivors from Sunday's
accident involving a Dana Air flight from Abuja to Lagos.
The Lagos state government said in a statement that 153 people were
on the flight, which came down in a densely populated neighborhood near
the airport in clear and sunny weather.
A spokesman for Nigeria's national emergency management agency said
there were likely to be more casualties on the ground, but the number
was unknown.
The Boeing MD83 came down in a densely populated neighbourhood,
smashing through buildings. Rescuers worked through Sunday night at the
site, trying to put out fires from the crash.
Officials said searchers were still looking for the aircraft's black box recorder.
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has declared a three-day period of
national mourning for all those who lost their lives in the Dana plane
crash in Lagos today.
President Jonathan who has cancelled all his public engagements scheduled for tomorrow, has also directed that the Nigerian flag be flown at half-mast for the three days of national mourning.
President Jonathan who has cancelled all his public engagements scheduled for tomorrow, has also directed that the Nigerian flag be flown at half-mast for the three days of national mourning.
Meanwhile, the President has ordered the fullest possible
investigation into the crash.
In compliance with the President’s directive, the Minister of Aviation, Princess Stella Oduah has already left Abuja for Lagos to oversee the crash investigations and present an interim report to the Federal Government as quickly as possible.
The President joins all Nigerians in mourning all those who lost
their lives in the plane crash which has sadly plunged the nation into
further sorrow on a day when Nigerians were already in grief over the
loss of many other innocent lives in the church bombing in Bauchi State.
In compliance with the President’s directive, the Minister of Aviation, Princess Stella Oduah has already left Abuja for Lagos to oversee the crash investigations and present an interim report to the Federal Government as quickly as possible.
An airliner carrying
153 people crashed on Sunday, June 3, in a residential neighborhood in
Lagos, Nigeria's most populated city. There were no survivors.
Firefighters work at
the scene of the crash. The Dana Air flight from Abuja plunged into a
building several miles from the airport in Lagos.
Firefighters work at
the scene of the crash. The Dana Air flight from Abuja plunged into a
building several miles from the airport in Lagos.
The President expressed sadness at the loss of more Nigerian lives in
a terrorist attack on a church in Bauchi State and conveys his
sincerest condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in
the bombing and has directed federal medical and emergency services to
do everything possible to assist the survivors.
An airliner carrying
153 people crashed on Sunday, June 3, in a residential neighborhood in
Lagos, Nigeria's most populated city. There were no survivors.
Firefighters work at
the scene of the crash. The Dana Air flight from Abuja plunged into a
building several miles from the airport in Lagos.
Residents help carry a firehose as hundreds congregate around the crash site.
While the recurrence of a heinous attack on a place of worship is
most regrettable, the President urges Nigerians not to be disheartened
by it.
Rather, he urges Nigerians and friends of the country to be comforted
by the knowledge that the significant reduction in the frequency of
such attacks in recent weeks is a clear indication of the increasing
effectiveness of measures that had been put in place by the security
services to combat the evil of terrorism.
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