Kasala nearly burst for Benin Airport on Thursday as one aircraft wey carry passengers from Enugu come lose balance after landing, come slide comot from runway enter one waterlogged bush area because of heavy rain wey dey pour like say heaven open.
As the incident happen, fear immediately grip passengers and people wey dey airport as rumours begin fly say plane don crash. Some people sef begin dey shout and pray, thinking say serious aviation disaster don happen.
But Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) later calm nerves, explain say no be crash at all. According to dem, the aircraft land well-well for runway before the heavy rainfall make am skid comot from the correct path enter soft and swampy ground.
NCAA mouthpiece, Michael Achimugu, yarn say na wetin aviation people dey call “runway excursion” happen, meaning say plane waka comot from runway after landing because weather condition no gree am maintain normal movement.
“Plane land safely, but because rain too much and weather bad, e slide comot runway,” Achimugu talk.
By God grace, no life loss and nobody sustain injury from the incident. All passengers and crew members comot from the aircraft alive and unharmed.
Video wey later leak online show passengers dey file out one by one from the plane as e stand for muddy area near the runway. Some passengers look shaken while others thank God say dem escape unharmed.
As of the time wey this report dey come out, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) never drop any official statement concerning the matter. Efforts to reach FAAN oga madam, Mrs. Olubunmi Oluwaseun Kuku, no yield result as calls no connect.
For now, aviation authorities still dey gather facts to know exactly how the incident take happen, while many Nigerians dey ask whether airport safety measures fit handle this kind extreme weather situations in future.




