Only 5 of the 20 passengers traveling on the plane that crashed in Lagos on Thursday have survived.
The plane, owned by Associated Airlines, crashed at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport in Lagos shortly after take-off and caught fire, killing 15 of the people on board.
According to a report by Reuters, a spokesperson from the Aviation Ministry, Joe Obi, had earlier said 27 people were on the plane, but Lagos state emergency management agency chief Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu said only 20 of the 27 seats were filled.
THE WILL reports that coffin which was removed from the aircraft contained the remains of Olusegun Agagu, the late former Ondo State governor.
According to the report, a number of the late governor's family members were on board the plane.
His son, Feyi, was one of the survivors taken to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH).
According to a report by Reuters, a spokesperson from the Aviation Ministry, Joe Obi, had earlier said 27 people were on the plane, but Lagos state emergency management agency chief Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu said only 20 of the 27 seats were filled.
THE WILL reports that coffin which was removed from the aircraft contained the remains of Olusegun Agagu, the late former Ondo State governor.
According to the report, a number of the late governor's family members were on board the plane.
His son, Feyi, was one of the survivors taken to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH).
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