The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Agency
said it has recovered seven bodies from the crash site of the Beechcraft
KingAir B350i aircraft some minutes after the incident occurred near the Nnamdi
Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja.
The FERMA Director-General, Alhaji Abass Idriss, said the
remains of the aircraft passengers had been deposited at the Nigeria Air Force
morgue.
The jet en route Minna in Niger State crashed close to the
runway of the Abuja airport after reporting engine failure.
Speaking on the phone on Sunday, Idriss denied
reports that some persons were killed on the ground by the aircraft, noting
that only the seven passengers on the plane died.
He said, “We recovered seven bodies from the crash site and
the remains have been taken to the NAF morgue. The NAF has the manifest and
they know all those on board. The plane did not crash into any building or individuals
on the ground, so all the people on board have been accounted for.”
The Nigeria Air Force Director of Public Relations and
Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, said the Chief of the Air Staff,
Air Vice Marshal I. Amao, has ordered an immediate probe of the accident.
Daramola said, “This is to confirm that a Nigerian Air Force
Beechcraft KingAir B350i aircraft crashed while returning to the Abuja Airport
after reporting engine failure enroute Minna. First responders are at the
scene. Sadly, all seven personnel on board died in the crash.
“The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal IO Amao, has
ordered an immediate investigation into the incident.
“While urging the general public to remain calm and await
the outcome of investigation, the CAS, on behalf of all NAF personnel,
commiserates with the families of the deceased.”
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