By Jimitota Onoyume

PORT HARCOURT—Some parents and relatives of
the 60 students of Loyola Jesuit College,
Abuja, who died in a Sosoliso plane crash at
the Port Harcourt International
Airport,Omagwa, Rivers State, 10 years ago
had a memorial procession for the children at
the airport.


They later unveiled a memorial statue in
honour of the 60 angels, as the students
who perished in the aircraft have come to be
known, at the Jesuit Memorial college, Aluu,
in Ikwere Local Government Area.


Dr and Mrs Ilabo, who lost the two children
they had at the time of the crash, were not
at the memorial event.
When Vanguard visited what used to be their
residence in D/Line, Port Harcourt, it was
discovered that they had moved out and the
structure that was there demolished.
Some of the parents who were decked in
white T-shirt recalled fond memories of
their beloved children.


They also expressed disappointment with the
state of the aviation industry in the
country. According to one of them who gave
his name as Mr Lolo, nothing seemed to have
changed in the aviation industry.


It will be recalled that Sosoliso Airlines
flight 1145 from Abuja to Port Harcourt on
December 10, 2015, burst into flames at the
Port Harcourt International Airport a few
minutes after landing.


The plane, MCDonnell Douglas DC-9-32, had
about 170 passengers on board.
A popular tele-evangelist, Pastor Bimbo
Odukoya, was among those who died in the
crash.


Parents and families of the those who
perished in the crash had sustained a
campaign to improve the aviation industry.
It is not clear if any substantial changes
have occurred in the nation’s airports.


It is believed that poor emergency response
contributed largely to the death of those in
the aircraft.



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Cc: lalasticlala

10 years after, it seems just like yesterday whn the nation was thrown into mourning cause we lost some of our best to a disaster that was entirely preventable...
Continue to rest in peace

Lives have been wasting in this country for long. Ranging from communal clashes, religious violence, Road, sea, rail and air accident, militancy etc.

May the souls of the victims of sosoliso December 10th 2010 and the souls of all the faithful departed continue to rest in peace, Amen.

Eeyah

May their souls continue to rest in perfect peace. Amen.

May their souls rest in peace, Amen.