Four survivors confirmed in Lagos plane crash

FOUR persons survived  from a Lagos-Akure-bound Associated Airlines flight  which crashed in Lagos on Thursday minutes after take-off from Murtala Muhammad International Airport, aviation and emergency operations officials said.

The small aircraft was registered as 5NBJY.

An official of Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said the crash occurred in the fuel dump area of the airport and caught fire.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Dr Oke Osayintolu, the General Manager of Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, confirmed that 11 occupants of the aircraft died, while four were