More pictures from scene of crashed Lagos plane

Agagu’s casket recovered intact

The casket, bearing the corpse of the Ondo State former governor, Dr. Olusegun Agagu, has been recovered by rescue agencies at the site of the Associated Airlines plane, which crashed in Lagos on Thursday morning. The casket was intact as of the time of recovery.

The only casket on board the plane, which was supposedly that of Agagu, was taken away by security operatives a few minutes after 12 noon.

Almost all parts of the aircraft was burnt except the back where the casket was kept.

The remains of the former University of Ibadan lecturer were due to be interred in Ondo State this weekend after a series of events by the state government. The plane was conveying Agagu’s body to Akure, the Ondo State capital, when it crashed around the MMIA in Lagos.

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Plane crash: Black boxes recovered, says AIB

The Accident Investigation Bureau has said the two black boxes of the Associated Airlines plane, which crashed in Lagos on Thursday, have been recovered.

The Director of Engineering, AIB, Mr. Emmanuel Dialla, said the two black boxes had been retrieved from the accident scene.
Dialla said, “AIB has succeeded in picking the two black boxes, which will give us an insight into what really happened.”
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Plane lost engine after take-off before crash

The Associated Airlines plane, with registration number 5NBJY, which crashed within the precinct of the MMIA, Ikeja, Lagos, on Thursday, lost an engine immediately after it took off.

A source, who confided in our correspondent, said the pilot of the distressed plane tried to return to the airport while the aircraft crashed about 800 metres away from the airport.

The EMBRA plane 120 crashed by the Sahara Group building few metres away from the MMIA access gate.

Unconfirmed reports said the late Agagu’s son, Feyi, was among the crash victims.

The identities of the other victims of the crash could not be ascertained as of press time.

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