UPDATE 3: The Federal Ministry of Aviation has just issued a statement saying the Taraba State Governor, Danbaba Suntai, and the other five passengers aboard the crashed plane are alive.

The statement titled “Incident Involving Aircraft, Cessna 208, 5N-BMJ in Yola, Adamawa State, reads:

“An aircraft, Cessna 208 with 6 souls on board including crew, operated by the Taraba State Government departed Jalingo, Taraba State for Yola this evening and reported contact with the Yola Control Tower (1720Z) and field in sight at 38 miles estimating landing at 1730Z. The pilot subsequently lost contact with Yola Control Tower and subsequent effort to raise the aircraft failed.”

“Search & Rescue was immediately activated and site of incident located with all victims alive with various degrees of injuries. The victims have been evacuated to the hospital for treatment pending further investigation of the incident.”

“This is the correct version of the incident; every other one that is contrary to this is incorrect.”

SIGNED: Joe Obi,SA (Media) to Aviation Minister

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UPDATE 2: Special Assistant to the President on New Media, Reno Omokri, has deleted the tweet with which he confirmed the death of Governor Danbaba Suntai.

He had tweeted, “May the soul of the late departed Governor, Danbaba Suntai, of Taraba State rest in peace and may God grant the state peace this trying time,” he said.

But when we checked his twitter handle at 9.25 p.m., the tweet was no longer there.

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UPDATE 1: More reports reaching us from Taraba State indicate that the state government has issued a press release confirming the presence of the governor on the plane that crashed in Yola, Adamawa State, but saying the governor was not dead.

The governor was flying the private jet that had four other passengers. All were injured, but none of them died, the statement reportedly said.

The governor is believed to be the most badly hurt but is not dead and is currently receiving treatment at the General Hospital in Yola, a source that has seen the statement told us via telephone.

A rescue operative at the scene also said that none of the occupants of the plane died.

The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria has also promised to issue a statement soon.

We will provide more details as events unfold.

A presidency spokesperson, Reno Omokri, had earlier tweeted, confirming the governor died in the crash.

http://premiumtimesng.com/news/104879-breaking-news-plane-crash-in-yola.html

Ok

Thank God he survived it.everyone deserves a second chance.

Anyways, Thank God they are alive

They will be flown above for medical treatment soon.

So, the search and rescue team got to the crash site on time as a result of them becoming more competent or because "His Excellency" was involved? Just asking.

thank God

iyatrustee: So, the search and rescue team got to the crash site on time as a result of them becoming more competent or because "His Exellency" was involved? Just asking.

but left the dana to thier fate

Second chance

acidtalk: For those of you who still called Acidtalk a false prophet, I think you need to go through those very same predictions made in the thread below.

https://www.nairaland.com/1066757/predictions-last-quarter-year


A word is enough

Acidtalk! U have just been put to shame with your false prophecies... Keep Dreaming

Alihamdulilah!

iyatrustee: So, the search and rescue team got to the crash site on time as a result of them becoming more competent or because "His Excellency" was involved? Just asking.

#GBAM
U just spoke my mind

Can somebody pls inform acidtalk of NL to shelve his predictions as they don't hold water on this issue anymore.

Ochek: Can somebody pls inform acidtalk of NL to shelve his predictions as they don't hold water on this issue anymore.

what if the governor later die?

mc~evans:




Acidtalk! U have just been put to shame with your false prophecies... Keep Dreaming

I laugh in Otueke!!!
Let's see who eventually will be put to shame.
It isn't yet 31st of December is it? Moreover go through that thread again and see if at least about 3 of the predictions haven't come to past.

I pray 2 God 2 gv dem 2nd chance in Jesus name Amen!.

Nigerians!!! Indeed our salvation is nowhere near. Our sentimentality will forever keep us dumbed down and enslaved! Why the hell would I wish these very few old mofos, by whose combined efforts tens of thousands of Nigerian youths and even children yet to see the light of day, have been sent to early graves, well?
Call me what you may but when it comes to feeling sorry for whatever happens to any of these politicians, you would do well to excuse me.

Thank God

acidtalk:

I laugh in Otueke!!!
Let's see who eventually will be put to shame.
It isn't yet 31st of December is it? Moreover go through that thread again and see if at least about 3 of the predictions haven't come to past.

Which one ha come to pass? Onye amuma ugha

Maybe God wants him to die slowly.

234GT: Maybe God wants him to die slowly.

Heeessshhhh!! That's quite a harsh thing to say or even to wish another human being

mind-boggler:


Heeessshhhh!! That's quite a harsh thing to say or even to wish another human being

May be, may be not. The woes the downtrodden are continually faced with in the Nigerian society are not doubt almost exclusively being engineered by the elites in power. [color=000099]May be such mishaps will get all thinking again as mere mortals which we truly are, our status not withstanding[/color]

mind-boggler:


Heeessshhhh!! That's quite a harsh thing to say or even to wish another human being

May be, may be not. The woes the downtrodden are continually faced with in the Nigerian society are not doubt almost exclusively being engineered by the elites in power. [color=000099]May be such mishaps will get all thinking again as mere mortals which we truly are, our status not withstanding[/color]

Good thing he survived. Let's hope he recovers fully.

BUT WHAT WAS HE DOING WITH A PRIVATE JET?

I'm happy the governor and his aides survived. We don't want any such incident anymore.

But really, I think GEJ media aides are grossly incompetent, by always commiting blunders, and sending wrong signals to the public. Their management of public information is not only misleading and unprofessional, it also leaves so little to be desired.

Anyway, thank God the Governor and others aboard the plane survived.

acidtalk:

I laugh in Otueke!!!
Let's see who eventually will be put to shame.
It isn't yet 31st of December is it? Moreover go through that thread again and see if at least about 3 of the predictions haven't come to past.

I won't say much here! We will get to know d loser soon!

HNosegbe: Good thing he survived. Let's hope he recovers fully.

BUT WHAT WAS HE DOING WITH A PRIVATE JET?

Oh, private jets are meant for roadside mechanics and street urchins, right?
A silly question you just asked!

Basic:

Oh, private jets are meant for roadside mechanics and street urchins, right?
A silly question you just asked!

If you lack comprehension, please ask for help.

To paraphrase my question: What is a STATE GOVERNOR, a PUBLIC OFFICIAL, doing with a private jet when two-thirds of his people are living in poverty? What is wrong with the roads?

Thank God O!

Lawman4nairalnd: I pray 2 God 2 gv dem 2nd chance in Jesus name Amen!.

Amen!