1. Prof Celestine O.E. Onwuliri (former VC of FUTO, Husband of Minister of State, Foreign Affairs Mrs. Onwuliri)
2. Mr. Ibrahim Dukawa
3. Mr. Sonny Ehioghae
4. Ms. Chinwe Obi
5. Ms. Maimuna Shuiaibu
A family of five died in the air crash. The Anyene family lost Mr Onyeka Anyene, Mrs Maimuna Anyene and their children - one child and two infants – Kayinetochi, Kayimara and Kamsiyonna.
According to the manifest of the flight released last night, there were at least nine other families who lost two members each in the crash.
These are Ojugbana Amaka and Ojugbana Christopher; Echandu Ibe and Jenifer Ibe; Rajuli Oyosoro and Ugbabio Oyosoro; P. Awani and O. Awani;Chidinma Onyeagache and Ogechi Onyeagache.
The rest are Omonogho Akinsanya and Moyo Akinsanya, Ibukun Fatokun and Ola Oluwa Fatokun; Garba Abdul and Aisha Abdul and Yusuf Ali and Yusuf Ibrahim.
There were no fewer than three foreigners - Wang Yu, Li Rui and Xie Zhenfeng
Also among the dead were Mrs Tosin Anibaba, daughter of Senator Dipo Odujinrin, a prominent politician from Ogun State and Ms Oluwakemi Somolu, daughter of former Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) chief Foluseke Somolu, an engineer.
Also dead are former Super Permanent Secretary in the 1970s, Alhaji Ibrahim Damcida and a retired Inspector General of Police Mr. John Ahmadu.
NNPC Chief, Levi Ajuonuma Killed In the Crash
- Category: Politics
- Published on Sunday, 03 June 2012 19:12
- Written by Elombah.com
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- Levi Ajuonuma NNPC Spokesman and 5 members of Staff of Nigerian University Commissions (NUC) were among those killed on board the ill fated plane crash in Lagos. Also on board the crashed plane is Mr. Ehime Aikhomu, son of former Vice President, Late Admiral Augustus Aikhomu and Mrs. Rebecca Aikhomu.
- A News Agency of Nigeria report say nvestigations into the DANA Air crash on the outskirts of Lagos on Sunday has begun, according to the Director General of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Harold Demuren.
Demuren, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on phone on Sunday, in Lagos, said that the flight originated from Abuja.
Asked if they were survivors among the passengers on board when the plane crashed, he said: "We don't believe there are survivors. "I am talking to you from the scene of the crash.''
He added: ``Right now our thoughts and prayers are with the families.''
Meanwhile, efforts to rescue victims of the crash, which occurred at Iju, are being hampered by the presence of a huge crowd of onlookers, miscreants and sympathisers.
NAN correspondents at the scene report that the inaccessibility of the crash area has also made it difficult for rescue teams, which include the police, Red Cross, Army, FRSC, Nigeria Air Force and Fire Service to get to the plane.
The General Manager, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr Femi Osanyintolu, told NAN that the building on which the plane landed must be collapsed for any rescue operation to take place.
He also said that they had to be cautious in collapsing the building because of the location of the site of the crash in a residential area. (NAN)
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Nigeria: 153 Passengers, 30 Residents Killed in Dana Airline Crash
BY GEORGE AGBA, KAZEEM AKINTUNDE, CHIKA OTUCHIKERE, PAUL DADA, OLAOLU OLADIPO, NKECHI ISAAC, CHIMA AKWAJA, AND NKEM OSUAGWU, 4 JUNE 2012It had less than three minutes to make it to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, but the Dana Airline flight from Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja, with 153 passengers on board could not make it.
It crashed into residential buildings at Olaniyi Street, Iju, a suburb of Lagos, killing more than 30 others on the ground.
The Dana airplane came down at exactly 3.45pm. The plane which obviously had problem in the air tried unsuccessfully to make it but crashed into a church, Mountain of Fire, and a two-storey building.
The impact of the crash on the building led to a massive fire which prevented immediate rescue operations.
Some of those who lost their lives include a northern elder and a retired federal permanent secretary under General Yakubu Gowon and Murtala Muhammed's government, Alhaji Ibrahim Damcida; the spokesman of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Levi Ajuonuma; a director of Mainstreet Bank, Shehu Sa'ad; Ehimie Aikhomu, Professor Celestine Onwuliri, the husband of the minister of state for foreign affairs, Prof Viola Onwuliri and a family of seven, among others.
It was also alleged that the ill-fated Dana plane had been under repair for several weeks and the airline's station manager protested its use, but the Indian management was said to have insisted it should fly.
The aircraft must have sent distress signals to the airport as its fire fighters from the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) were the first to arrive the scene 30 minutes after the plane went down.
A police chopper was the first to locate the scene of the crash a few minutes after it happened, which facilitated quick mobilisation of fire fighters to the scene.
The fire was eventually put out at about 6.35pm before rescue efforts could begin. As at the time LEADERSHIP left the area, three dead bodies of residents of the two-storey building had been pulled out of the rubble while the plane itself created a deep crater at the church.
About 15 people were said to be inside the church building holding a meeting when the plane went down.
The plane, which flew dangerously for more than five minutes, pulled down a mango tree and an electric pole. "We thank God that it did not hit our house," says Angela Umoru, an eyewitness.
Speaking on the disaster, the director-general of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Harold Denuren, said the flight was heading from Abuja to Lagos, the capital. He further said, "I don't believe there are any survivors."
In August 2010, the US announced it had given Nigeria the FAA's Category 1 status, its top safety rating that allows the nation's domestic carriers to fly directly to the US.
This latest incident came after another plane crash on Saturday night in Accra, capital of the nearby West African nation of Ghana, which saw a cargo plane overshoot a runway and hit a passenger bus, killing at least 10 people.
The Allied Air cargo plane had departed from Lagos and was to land in Accra.
Ill-fated aircraft had escaped crash before
The Dana aircraft which killed all 153 passengers and crew members on board and several other people on the ground is said to have narrowly escaped a crash in the last couple of weeks before yesterday's fatal accident.
LEADERSHIP investigations revealed that the aircraft, Dana Air MD-83 5-RAM, was formerly an Alaska Airline plane built in 1990.
The reports have it that the crashed plane was the same one that had a landing gear problem in Uyo a couple of weeks back.
The aircraft also reportedly developed hydraulic problem midair and had to make emergency landing three weeks ago in Lagos.
The manufacturers of the MD aircraft are said to have stopped producing it and are in the process of phasing it out.
Jonathan declares 3-day mourning
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday declared a three-day period of national mourning for all those who lost their lives in the Dana plane crash in Lagos.
He also ordered a full-scale investigation into the remote and secondary cause of the crash.
Accordingly, Jonathan, who has cancelled all his public engagements scheduled for today, has also directed that the Nigerian flag be flown at half-mast for the three days of national mourning.
A statement by his special adviser on media and publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, also noted that, in compliance with the president's directive, "the minister of aviation, Princess Stella Oduah, has already left Abuja for Lagos to oversee the crash investigations and present an interim report to the federal government as quickly as possible".
The president, while mourning those who died in the crash, prayed God to grant the families of the victims of the plane crash the courage and fortitude to bear their irreparable loss.
The statement made available to LEADERSHIP last night reads in part: "The president joins all Nigerians in mourning all those who lost their lives in the plane crash which has sadly plunged the nation into further sorrow on a day when Nigerians were already in grief over the loss of many other innocent lives in the church bombing in Bauchi State."
Lagos State governor Mr. Babatunde Fashola has condoled with the families of victims of the air crash.
Governor Fashola, in a statement signed by his special adviser on media, Mr. Hakeem Bello, also expressed shock at the incident which, reportedly, occurred as the aircraft approached the vicinity of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja.
The governor expressed deep sorrow that the expectations of the families to welcome their loved ones at the end of the journey was cut short in such an abrupt and unexpected manner, adding that the experience could be traumatic.
Shekarau is alive, not involved in the crash
Rumours circulating in the social media claiming that former governor of Kano State and ANPP's presidential candidate in last year's presidential election, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau (Sardaunan Kano), had died in the Dana Air crash yesterday are false, a member of Sardaunan Kano Media Committee, Malam Gali Sadiq, has assured.
Full List of DANA Air Crash Victims
Full List of DANA Air Crash Victims
- Category: POLITICS
- Published on Sunday, 03 June 2012 20:22
- Written by Elombah.com
Manifest of Dana Air, 03 June Abuja-Lagos: CREW: Onita jennifer, ike ochonogo
146 passengers: john ahmadu, onyeka ayene, hurriya Lawal, berkisum yindadi, ebuka enuma, oluchi önyenyiri, sunday enuma, george moses, noah anyene, kamsi anyene, stamford obruste, kayinentochi anyene, okeke hope, rev ayodeji, ngozi cole, ailende
ehi, oluwasegun funmi abiodun, shehu usman, alade martins, onita josephine, ike ochonogo, john amadu,aquade roger, osunbade aderoju, fatokun anjola, fatokun olaoluwa, ajani adenike, ike abugu, adijolola abraham, otegbeye adiza, ehioghae sonny, abikale otatori, ntoku charles, anibaba tosin, shobowale femi,somolu oluwafemi, ariyibi temitope, ojugbana amaka, ojugbana xtopher, muti, yusuf ali, lt col chumbo ochigbo, d awani, o awani, n chidiac, li huizhu, kang yi, inuza ahmed, fayzal, mojekwu adeobi, ibrahim d, peter nosike, mahmud aliyu, nnadi john, akwezi elizabeth, adedunni dorothy, maria okulehi, jennifer ibe, mtshelia sarah,Onyeagocha chidinma, ike okoye, amaka raphael, garba abdu, abdu aisha, benson oluwayemi, taiwo lamidi, awodogan oluwasanmi, major ig mohammed, attah antonia, li riu, ifeanyi orakwe, obina akabueze, chukwuemeka okere, adekunbi adebiyi, wasa ruth, nabil garba, ibrahim jangana, okikiolu olukayode, komolafe olugbenga, dike chinwe, olusola arokoya, olukoya banji, saka otaru, yusuf ibrahim, ikpoki abiola, levi ajuonuma, mbang
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---------- Forwarded message ----------By SaharaReporters, New YorkA McDonnell Douglas MD-83 passenger plane crashed into a two-story building at a Lagos suburb. Dana Air flight 9J-997 was completely destroyed as it crashed killing all 147 passengers and 6 crew members on board.
Below is the initial list of passengers on board the ill-fated flight.1.. Retired AIG John Ahmadu
2. Amina Doris
3. Elizabeth Adaeze,
4. Ajala Adenike,
5. Adekunbi Adebiyi,
6. Agu Rogers,
7. Tatokin Anjola,
8. Tatokin Idris Abdulrasat Lawa,
9. Abitayo Olatoci,
10. Adekoya Ayoola
11. Northern Elder, Ibrahim Damcida,
12. Nnpc Spokesman, Dr. Levi Ajuonuma
13. Aladi Martins
14. Auta Jennifer
15. Auta Josephine
16. Ike Achonogor
17. Joy Alison
18. John Ahmadu
19. Rev. Ayodeji Cole
20. Ngozi
21. Noah Anyene
22. Ailendi Ehi
23. Shehu Saad Usman
24. Oluwasegun F. Abiodun
25. Anyere
26. Kasmisgona Anyene
27. Stanford Obrutse
28. Kayinetochi Anyene
29. Okeke Hope
30. Kaima Anyene
31. Sumyindadi
32. Ebuka Enuma
33. Oluchi Onyia
34. Sunday O
35. George Moses
36. Ogechi Njoku
37. Nsa
38. Onyeka Anyiene
39. Humra Lawal
40. Manuma Shuiabu ==== NUC
41. Ayune
42. Berki
43. Ehime Aikhomu, Son Of Former Chief Of General Staff,
44. Onita Jennifer,
45. Ike Ochonogo,
46. John Ahmadu,
47. Onyeka Ayene,
49. Hurriya Lawal,
50. Berkisum Yindadi,
51. Ebuka Enuma,
52. Oluchi Önyenyiri,
53. Sunday Enuma,
54. George Moses,
55. Noah Anyene,
56. Kamsi Anyene,
57. Stamford Obruste,
58. Kayinentochi Anyene,
59. Okeke Hope,
60. Rev Ayodeji,
61. Ngozi Cole,
62. Ailende Ehi,
63. Oluwasegun Funmi Abiodun,
64. Shehu Usman,
65. Alade Martins,
67. Onita Josephine,
68. Ike Ochonogo,
69. John Amadu,
70. Aquade Roger,
71. Osunbade Aderoju,
72. Fatokun Anjola,
73. Fatokun Olaoluwa,
74. Ajani Adenike,
75. Ike Abugu,
76. Adijolola Abraham,
77. Otegbeye Adiza,
78. Ehioghae Sonny, ==== NUC
79. Abikale Otatori,
80. Ntoku Charles,
81. Anibaba Tosin,
82. Shobowale Femi,
83. Somolu Oluwafemi,
84. Ariyibi Temitope,
85. Ojugbana Amaka,
86. Ojugbana Xtopher,
87. Muti,
88. Yusuf Ali,
89.Lt Col Chumbo Ochigbo,
90. D Awani,
91. O Awani,
92. N Chidiac,
93. Li Huizhu,
94. Kang Yi,
95. Inuza Ahmed,
96. Fayzal,
97. Mojekwu Adeobi,
98. Ibrahim D, ========= NUC
99. Peter Nosike,
100. Mahmud Aliyu,
101. Nnadi John,
102. Akwezi Elizabeth,
103. Adedunni Dorothy,
104. Maria Okulehi,
105. Jennifer Ibe,
106. Mtshelia Sarah,
107. Onyeagocha Chidinma,
108. Ike Okoye,
109. Amaka Raphael,
110. Garba Abdu,
111. Abdu Aisha,
112. Benson Oluwayemi,
113. Taiwo Lamidi,
114. Awodogan Oluwasanmi,
115. Major Ig Mohammed,
116. Attah Antonia,
117. Li Riu,
118. Ifeanyi Orakwe,
119. Obina Akabueze,
120. Chukwuemeka Okere,
121. Adekunbi Adebiyi,
122. Wasa Ruth,
123.124. Nabil Garba,
125. Ibrahim Jangana,
126. Okikiolu Olukayode,
127. Komolafe Olugbenga,
128. Dike Chinwe, ( Obi)? ======= NUC
129. Olusola Arokoya,
130. Olukoya Banji,
131. Saka Otaru,
132. Yusuf Ibrahim,
133. Ikpoki Abiola,
134. Levi Ajuonuma,
135. Mbang
136. Shehu Sa'ad - Director Of Mainstreet Bank
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