Lagos, Aug. 1, 2023: Two persons were rescued alive from a small aircraft crash at the Oba Akran Road, Ikeja area of Lagos State.
Eyewitnesses said the ill-fated aircraft also burst into flames.
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) confirmed the accident.
NEMA Zonal Coordinator for South-West, Ibrahim Farinloye, on the Agency’s official WhatsApp platform, said though the identity of the operator of the helicopter was yet unknown, those onboard were all rescued alive.
First responders from NEMA, LASEMA and investigators from the NSIB have arrived at the scene.
Also, the spokesman for the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), Tunji Oketunbi, confirmed the incident.
