Belview Plane Missing

There is speculation that a Nigerian airliner carrying 116 people may have[b] crashed[/b] or been hijacked since going missing after taking off from Lagos.

"There are two things, either a crash or a hijack. We don't pray for a crash, which is worse," said Patrick Abah, a spokesman for the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos.

CNN television reported the Federal Airports Authority had confirmed it had gone down shortly after taking off from the commercial capital

News Source: http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=68304

The plans took off around 8:45 pm yesterday and was last seen three minutes after it took off.I saw one advert on NTA around 3 am today saying that a bellview plane that was bound to Abuja has not arrived ,Asking people to phone in if they see any thing.What a tragic thing.Two things happened in Nigeria thesame day.The DEATH Of Nigerian First Lady and The Plane Crash.

Nigeria Passenger Plane Crashes
[s]A plane on its way to the Nigerian capital Abuja has crashed in Oyo state north of Lagos with at least 114 people on board, police have said. "Our men have spotted the wreckage of the crash," Lagos police spokesman Bode Ojajuni told the Associated Press. The pilot sent a distress signal just after taking off from Lagos in stormy weather, state television reported. It is not known if there were any survivors. Several senior officials are said to have been on the flight.[/s]

All killed in Nigeria plane crash
All 117 passengers and crew of a commercial airliner which crashed on an internal flight in Nigeria on Saturday were killed, the government has said. There had initially been conflicting reports about whether anyone survived.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4368516.stm

This is the moment of Prayer for Nigeria.

It's a shocking news!

[s]50 People Survived!!
"More than 50 people have reportedly survived a plane crash in Nigeria. An estimated 116 people were on board the Boeing 737 aircraft, which was on its way to the Nigerian capital Abuja from Lagos."
http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30200-13452635,00.html[/s]

Nobody survived.

The weather and its ugly effect - harmattan!

I'd advise people go wherever possible to go by car in this season by car.

The names are being read on AIT

BEN TV for UK viewers

Oh my God!
Only 50 souls survived?
that's why anytime I'm travelling by air, I pray until I land safely.

Greatpeter, is it when you re travelling by road that you don't pray

Just heard CNN African chirf correspondent..Jeff Koinange said that more than half of the passengers survived. I
He said plane crash 4hrs after take off at d countryside...a remote village between oyo state and kwara called KIISHI
Helicopters and rescue missions are at the crash site. Relatives of the passengers r at the Murtala airport causing panic. It's affected airport schedules as expected.

Pkix welcome.


I pray always, which one is not dangerous?

Though it's still safer to fly than it is to drive yourself...

Safe? Nothing is safe. Sleeping aint safe.
Let's just acknowledge GOD and give our lives to him or betterstill....acept his life into us.

May God have mercy on us in Nigeria, this calls for national prayer. CNN is still saying 50people survived. My heartfelt sympathy goes to the family of the dead

@pkrix and Greatpeter.

Let's just keep the prayer flame on always wherever we are going and whenever.

I had a nasty experience on the 10th of last month on my way from Warri with an Aero Contractor plane. Abeg na prayer o, though in the night of that Saturday, by 1am, the Spirit woke me up to pray and make sure I fast in the morning, which I did.
I broke my fast in the plane by 2.30pm, was in prayer mood till we got to Lagos airspace and the pilot announcing that we should fasten our seat belts. Suddenly it happened, the plane that was flying @ about 28000ft altitude dropped like that to 16000ft, we were like that until the pilot calmed us down and later said we cant land in Lagos until the next 10mins, we had to remain like that praying till we finally landed 15mins later.

Flight of 45mins ended up being 1hr 15mins

8:45pm yesterday, a plane going to Abuja crashed land 3 minutes after take off at LISSA Village, Ifo Area Ogun State. Please what's our offence in this country

Seun are you very sure upto 50 people survived in the crash. And moreso has the Black Box been recovered at the seen of the incident.

I heard that half of the total number of personnel on board survived.

More than half survived - CNN news
50 people survived - AIT news (i don't believe that though..why rounded figure?)

Anyway its too early to confirm. Rescue workers are already at d sight tryin to rescue victims and trace d cause of d crash.

This is reallyu a sad month for nija. firt the killing of 4 of its troops in darfur sudan on 8 oct, then the air crash of yesterday and now aunty stella's demise. my heart bleeds for my country. take heart dear president and know that only God consoles...

pls anyone with the names of people on board the ill fated aircraft cld post a private mail to me. im in darfur sudan and not opportuned to get the whole gist.

Angelmike we will keep you updated as the news come.

Thanks alot GP

The crash site has been discovered by AIT to be in Ifo area of Ogun state, just after Sango Ota. Nobody survived as shown so far

I watched it on TV just now. You're right, it seems nobody survived. From the wreckage, you could not

but cnn said it crashed at kisi in oyo state and about 50 people have been rescued alive

yes and sadly yes no one survived the crash. Three lessons from this tradegy, Nigeria's search and rescue capabilities are in shambles, information dissimination in the face of crisis is 0, and Nigeria never learns from hstory.....

Angelmike,

Monitor AIT, though they are showing a sporting show for now. I've been shuttling between the local and international TV stations

I tot they said errone survived? I heard that some dignities were on the plane. May God save them ooo.

Dignitaries my a$$
I tried to ignore that part of the news. The rest aint important aiight? Bull$hit!

No the rest are important... But...... In short ehhh. May God save all of them.

I saw the crash site on CNN now. I dont think anyone survived.

Hi,
Can anyone tell me whats up with the crash? We just woke up in the US to the news. Where did it crash......conflicting reports everywhere. Did pple survive/
What happened to Stella OBJ too. This is so sad.........i guess its that time of the year again. We all got to pray regularly.