Aircraft exhaust air blows off airport building roof

December 20, 2012 16 Comments »
Aircraft exhaust air blows off airport building roof

.12 cars damaged

By UCHE USIM

No fewer than 12 exotic cars parked at the diplomatic car park of the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMIA), Lagos were damaged yesterday when hot air from a wide-body cargo aircraft blew off the roof of a building at the E-wing of the terminal, which in turn fell on the vehicles.

The incident, Daily Sun learnt, occurred at about 7.39p.m and threw the entire terminal into confusion. A staffer of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) who was on duty at the terminal said there was a bang at the diplomatic car park at the time the roof fell on the cars, thus forcing some drivers to flee.

The source further said about two people sustained minor injuries, while the debris of shattered windscreens littered the floor. “We heard a loud bang and everyone initially fled. Later, some security personnel stormed the place. Thank God no life was lost. It is shocking. This sort of thing has never happened before,” he said. Also confirming the incident, the Spokesman of FAAN, Yakubu Dati told Daily Sun on phone that: “There was a minor incident at the MMIA.

But there is no such thing that an airplane ran into cars. I am still trying to get the real details but I think it has to do with the wind from the aircraft that blew off the roof. I’m still trying to get the real details but I think it has to do with the wind from the aircraft that blew off the roof which later hit some cars,” he noted.


16 Comments

  1. Ojimx! December 20, 2012 at 3:48 am - Reply

    Hmmm….d world has gone bad but Nigeria is goin xo bad

  2. ManofGod December 20, 2012 at 6:04 am - Reply

    Many sign to our leaders yet they seems not to understand whatns gong on in Nigeria , the question now why must it be that of where they park exotic cars. Year 2013 it’s year of revenge to our leaders I dreamed many polician who are holding Nigerian for ransom will face calamity. Watch the fim from January

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  4. Patrick December 20, 2012 at 6:52 am - Reply

    Why use this photograph for this story?

    Are they now synonymous with doom in the aviation sector?

  5. Say you, Say me December 20, 2012 at 8:13 am - Reply

    The picture is way off. Has nothing to do with the story. @manofGod. The diplomatic car park is by the terminal building – reason for the cars receiving the full impact.

  6. Awelu December 20, 2012 at 11:36 am - Reply

    Rather than look at this issue as a tragedy, we should look at it the way Nigeria is being run. This incident happens as a result of burial of the father of a Presidential aide, Oronto Douglas. So this Oronto must be so powerful and influential that all the political cobwebs are fighting to be there for his father’s funeral. Perhaps, he is in charge of contracts and appointment of ministers. Have all these deadwoods ever attend enmasse to naural disasters in Nigeria? No. We pray you God to help us in killing all the deadwoods in Nigeria.

  7. olu joseph December 20, 2012 at 2:38 pm - Reply

    Awelu, I think I agree with you but will not join in your prayer that God should kill the political ‘deadwoods’ but rather that God should change them. The crash incident shows the insanity in the way national resources are are being deployed in Nigeria and how unbelievably lucrative political appointments have become as well as the enormous power and the undeserved respect associated with such apponintments. Otherwise what are military helicopters purhased mainly for military operations doing in a private burial ceremony. Show-off, extravagance, corruption and misrule. And see now how the eye-serving decision of that individual syncophant who ordered the release of the helicopters had led to the untimely death of six illustrous sons of Nigeria. Can we learn any lesson from this incident? Yes, but unfortunately, we will not.

  8. Imam Nurudeen Sulayman, MSW December 20, 2012 at 3:41 pm - Reply

    Please, let us pray for the bad among them to die untimely death, so that almighty God will choose a better one to replace them. It is now time to focus mainly on our leaders. They are so corrupt and will never stop to steal our resources in the name of development. We need to move faster in that prayer. Enough of all this nonsense. If not that the accident happened, how many Nigerians will have clue that these people are using our resources illegally. What is the military aircraft doing in a burial ceremony of an individual’s father? Why are all the political bigwigs attending this ceremony? Why all former and current politicians struggling to be seen as “Present sir” at this ceremony? Just because of the contracts that they will never execute or political appointment to steal our resources.

  9. Vicolo December 20, 2012 at 6:07 pm - Reply

    Let FAAN make investigation into this case.

  10. Benbela December 20, 2012 at 6:42 pm - Reply

    @Uche.
    You wrote “But there is no such thing that an airplane ran into cars” You are an ignorant mumu. Where were you about 2 years ago when an airplane ran into a herd of goats at Yola airport?
    And what is the pictures of Azazi and Yakowa doing here? You be yeh yeh reporter!

  11. Tyona December 21, 2012 at 1:08 am - Reply

    Oga Reporter,weting concern our late Uncles again as their pics come full ground here for this story?.

    The story and pictures no match at all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Naija, we salute!!!

  12. Steve December 21, 2012 at 4:28 am - Reply

    Thank God, no life was lost.

  13. Geraldo December 21, 2012 at 5:33 am - Reply

    These tragedies happen everywhere in the world. Even presidents of good countries die in plane crashes and other types of tragedies. The only reason we will always find something bad to say here is that we are tribalistic. Most of us here will do worse than these people if given their positions.

  14. Igube Friday Aloysius December 21, 2012 at 6:16 am - Reply

    Evidence of End of Time in Nigeria.

  15. John odey December 21, 2012 at 7:21 am - Reply

    Now wa 4 nigeria tragedy.our bad leaders don’t want 2 learn and change frm their evil way.

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