Eyewitnesses have narrated how a Nigerian Air Force jet,
NAF201, with six persons, including crew members on board, crashed in Abuja.
It was gathered that the aircraft, B350, departed Abuja
on Sunday in the morning before it crashed, killing all the persons in it.
According to them, the pilot saved what could be a disaster
in the area.
The eyewitnesses explained that the pilot earlier struggled with the aircraft before crash-landing.
One of them, Mrs Alaba Lawal, said she wept upon seeing the
site of the crash.
She said, “I saw the pilot struggling. I think he had just
picked up from the airport. As he was going, he suddenly drove down. He tried
to come up again. In fact, he was a merciful pilot. He struggled to return to
the airport but he suddenly crashed at a point.
“It was very painful. I just heard a loud sound. Fire and
smoke erupted immediately after the plane crashed. I was just crying. Nobody
survived when I got there. The pilot tried to avert the disaster.”
Kingsley Oluche, said one of the victims initially survived
the crash.
“We discovered that they brought out some dead bodies. We
could not recognise the dead bodies that I saw. They initially brought out four
persons. They later brought a woman out. The woman was still breathing. She
died before the rescue team arrived.”
Vivian, who also witnessed the incident, lamented that she
could not eat as a result of the crash.
“The plane was trying to land and from there, it goes up
again. It was terrible. Later, it approached the airport. it has not gotten to
where other planes do get to before landing.
“I just saw the plane going down. At a stage, I could not
see it again. All I heard was a loud sound with fire and smoke. I was so
traumatised. I was like God, this is human beings burning. I couldn’t even eat
the lunch I was planning to take. I was scared,” she added.
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