Ikogosi-Ekiti, (Ekiti) – The
location in Ikogosi in Ekiti West
Local Government Area of Ekiti
where the first plane crash was
recorded in 1942, is to be
converted to tourist centre.
The Special Adviser to the state
Governor on Tourism
Development, Mr. Segun
Ologunleko, who inspected the
crash site on Wednesday in
Ikogosi-Ekiti, said the decision
was to turn the state into
attractive tourism destination in
West Africa.
The Ikogosi town is also famous
for being the home to warm and
cold water co-existing together
on the same spot.
He said government’s
determination to make the state
a place where people could visit
and see the relics of the airplane
would complement the appeal of
the warm spring in the area.
Speaking on the crashed plane,
one of the elders of the
Community, who claimed to be
an eye witness to the incident,
Pa. Olu Adeniyi, recalled that the
plane crashed on April 12, 1942
at about 8.15 p.m.
According to him, it was a war
plane that contained arms and
ammunition, including
explosives that went off with
loud bang throughout the night.
Visible at the site, were the relics
of the two engines of the plane
and other aluminium and metal
materials. (NAN)
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