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An aircraft, - Cessna 208, 5N-BMJ
conveying Taraba State Governor,
Danbaba Suntai, and the other five
passengers crashed on Thursday
evening in Yola, the state capital. Although, the crash was reportedly
fatal, an official statement from the
Taraba state government says the
governor survived, although still in a
critical condition. According to a source in Taraba, 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. In another statement, the Federal
Ministry of Aviation, Mr. Suntai, and
the other five passengers aboard the
crashed plane are alive. The statement titled “Incident
Involving Aircraft, Cessna 208, 5N-
BMJ in Yola, Taraba 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.”
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