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By Usman Aliyu and Gift Esumike<\/p>\n
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Benin<\/p>\n
No fewer than 68 passengers escaped what could have been a tragic air incident on Thursday, after an Enugu Air aircraft skidded off the runway while landing at the Benin Airport.<\/p>\n
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The aircraft, with Registration Number 5N-ENR, was operating an Enugu\u2013Benin\u2013Lagos commercial flight when the incident occurred at about 4:00 p.m.<\/p>\n
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Airport sources told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the aircraft overshot the runway and veered into the nearby bush after landing.<\/p>\n
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This, the sources said, triggered panic among passengers and airport officials.<\/p>\n
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A member of staff of one of the airlines operating at the airport, who spoke on condition of anonymity, confirmed the incident, saying the aircraft encountered difficulty during landing.<\/p>\n
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According to the source, the aircraft\u2019s tyres came off while it was landing on the runway.<\/p>\n
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The source, however, dismissed widespread claims that the aircraft crash-landed, insisting that it skidded off the runway and that all passengers and crew members were safely evacuated.<\/p>\n
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Another airport source said officials of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) responded promptly to the incident.<\/p>\n
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\u201cFAAN immediately swung into action and all the passengers were evacuated. No casualty was recorded,\u201d the source said.<\/p>\n
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The source added that there were 68 passengers on board the aircraft but could not confirm the exact number of crew members at the time of filing this report.<\/p>\n
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When contacted, the General Manager, Public Affairs of FAAN at the Airport, Mr Francis Oluseyi declined comment.<\/p>\n
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Oluseyi said he was not disposed to respond to the incident for now. (NAN)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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