SAN FRANCISCO, October 03, (THEWILL) – The names of 20 passengers of an Associated Airlines aircraft that crashed on Thursday morning a few minutes after taking off from the Murtala airport in Lagos have been made public by aviation authorities.
The Akure, Ondo State bound chartered aircraft which was also carrying family, friends and officials of the Ondo State government, was also transporting a casket containing the remains of Dr. Olusegun Agagu, a former governor of Ondo State, who was slated for burial this weekend.
Of the 20 passengers including 7 crew members onboard the aircraft, only five (5) persons survived the crash.
Amongst the survivors are Feyi Agagu, the only son of the deceased politician; Akintunde Taiwo Joseph, Akintunde Akeem, Femi Akinsanya and a male whose identity is yet to be confirmed. They are all being treated for injuries at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LUTH).
Deji Falae, a commissioner in Ondo State and the son of a former Finance Minister and Presidential candidate, Chief Olu Falae, did not survive the crash.
The mangled steel casket containing Dr. Agagu’s body has been taken to the Air Force hospital.
The passengers are:
Feyi Agagu
Femi Akinsanya
Akintunde Joseph
Akeem Akintunde
Tunji Okusanya
Chijioke Duru
Kingsley Amaechi
Deji Afolabi
Mrs. E.O. Alabi
Daji Bernard
Deji Falae
Samson Hassan
Olatunji Okusanya
CREW:
Capt. Yakubu
Flight officer Oyinlola
Engr. Saroh Elaiye
Flight dispatcher Ibrahim
Mr. Felix Tatoye
Cabin attendant Owolabi
Cabin attendant Samson.
