Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has disclosed that the private aircraft with registration number N989BC, which landed on a road in the Ogwashi-Uku area of Delta State, did not suffer any mechanical failure. According to the minister, the aircraft had been cleared to land at Asaba Airport but the pilots mistakenly identified […]
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Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has disclosed that the private aircraft with registration number N989BC, which landed on a road in the Ogwashi-Uku area of Delta State, did not suffer any mechanical failure.
According to the minister, the aircraft had been cleared to land at Asaba Airport but the pilots mistakenly identified a nearby road under construction as the runway.
Keyamo explained that the control tower lost visual contact with the aircraft shortly after issuing landing clearance and only later discovered that it had landed on the road, where the passengers disembarked.
He said the pilots later took off again for Lagos after dropping off their passengers, confirming that the aircraft was fully operational.
The minister said the incident has now gone beyond aviation and is being treated as a national security matter, with the Department of State Services (DSS) leading investigations.
Keyamo added that security agencies are expected to submit their findings to President Bola Tinubu.
On concerns by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) over the high cost of operating in Nigeria due to multiple taxes and charges, the minister said President Tinubu has approved the establishment of a committee involving aviation, finance and tax authorities, as well as the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), to address the issue.
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