400 passengers escape death as jet makes emergency landing in Sokoto after tyres explode mid-air

Another airplane disaster was averted this morning in Sokoko when a Saudi bound Kabo Air plane carrying 400 passengers from Kano made an emergency landing at the Sir Abubakar III international Airport when its tyres exploded immediately after take off.

The Boeing 747 jumbo jet left Kano on Friday en route to Saudi Arabia but had to divert to Sokoto when the incident happened.

all the passengers aboard the airline had been successfully evacuated from the plane and lodged in a hotel in the state.

This is coming barely 72 hours after an Embraer aircraft belonging to Associated Airlines with registration number 5N-BIT crashed in Lagos shortly after take-off from the Murtala Muhammed Airport.

The 30-seater aircraft, which had 20 passengers on board including seven crew members and the remains of former Ondo State governor, Olusegun Agagu crashed about 9:30am killing 13 and injuring several others.

GOD have mercy on us

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Thank God for sparing their lives. What hope do we have in a country where every means of transportation is a potential means of "ride to hell"?

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If them say make them no dey board plane again, we'll stop now..
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we will continue to escape dangers in jesus name
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