No fewer than 10 persons, on Friday, escaped death as a private jet from Abuja overshot the runway while landing at Ibadan Airport.
The the private jet, with 10 persons onboard, skidded off the runway around 11 a.m. at the airport.
The jet, with Registration Number: N580KR, missed the runway into the nearby bush.
A Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, confirmed the incident.
The official said that the private jet landed safely but skidded off the runway while landing at the airport.
The official said that firefighters and rescue officials from FAAN were immediately deployed to the scene of the incident, adding that everything had been brought under control.
“No casualty was recorded from the incident,” the official said.
The private jet conveying the Minister of Power, Chief Bayo Adelabu from Abuja to Ibadan also crash-landed at the same airport in November, 2023.
