Another plane crash was averted this morning in Sokoko when a Saudi
bound Kabo Air plane carrying 400 passengers from Kano made an emergency
landing at the Sir Abubakar III international Airport when its tyres
exploded immediately after take off.
The Boeing 747 jumbo jet, left Kano on Friday en route Saudi Arabia but had to divert to Sokoto when the incident happened. All the passengers aboard the airline had been
successfully evacuated from the plane and lodged in a hotel in the
state.
This is coming barely 72 hours after an Embraer aircraft belonging to
Associated Airlines with registration number, 5N-BIT crashed in Lagos
shortly after take-off from the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos.
The 30-seater aircraft had 20 passengers on board including seven
crew members on board and the remains of former Ondo State governor,
Olusegun Agagu crashed about 9:30am, killing 13.
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