The delay in the official release of the names contained in the manifest of the ill-fated helicopter
that crashed into Lagos lagoon on Wednesday has been attributed to the need to get consent of
the deceased families. A management source from the
Bristow Helicopters Ltd, owners of the
crashed helicopter, told the News
Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the
condition of anonymity, on Saturday in
Lagos, that the airline was still contacting the victims’ families. He said that their client, SEDCO oil
platform offshore, was still contacting
the victims’ families and would
approve the release of the victims’
names in a few days. “We cannot release the victims’ names
without the consent of our client,
SEDCO Oil, which is still in regular
contact with families of the victims,”
he said. According to him, the withholding of
the names was in accordance with
International Civil Aviation
Organisation (ICAO) Annex 13.
He said also that the airline and the
accident investigators lack the capacity to disclose the names on the
manifest. The source, however, called on the
public to exercise little patience with
the airline and appropriate authorities
in releasing the manifest. “Even though we have submitted the
manifest to the Accident Investigation
Bureau (AIB), we will still have to give
them the marching order to release it
with the consent of the victims’
families. “You and I know that Bristow would
have been ordered to release the
manifest because of the investigation
the bureau is carrying out and it is
something they ought to have because
of the nature of their job they are doing at the moment,” he said. Dr Felix Abali, the AIB Commissioner,
had said on Friday that the bureau did
not have the power to make the
victims’ names public until the airline
contacted the victims’ families. Abali said he was in touch with the
airline and would make the names
public immediately he received the nod
from the airline.
He said that aviation protocol must be
observed before the manifest would be released. “The families must be briefed first. It is
the responsibility of the airlines to
release the manifest, they have to
contact the families first before they
release it to the public,” he said. NAN recalls that the Sikosky 76
helicopter marked 5N-BGD crashed
into the Lagos lagoon as it approached
Murtala Muhammed Airport, in Ikeja.
Six of the 12 passengers on board in
the helicopter died while six others were rescued and taken to hospital.

Okay we done hear u

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I cant imagine the type of pain the family are going through may the almighty give them the strength to withstand this great lose.

Ok

Delayed up till now?!,bullshii.
Shii happens wen the manifest is inside the black box,and the AIB still have to take it to America before reports could be drawn bla bla bla.
RIP to the dead, and get well soon to the survivors.