A private jet reportedly skidded off the runway at the Ibadan Airport, Alakia, Oyo State, The PUNCH reports.
According to the newspaper, the incident occurred on Friday night.
However, details of the incident were still sketchy as of press time but it has been learnt Adebayo Adelabu, Minister of Power was on board the jet when the incident happened.
It’s not clear if the minister or those on board sustained any injury in the incident, which happened after the Nigerian Metrological Agency (NiMET) issued travel warning based on hazy weather.
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) had also advised Pilots and Airline Operators to exercise caution over hazardous weather as the dry season approaches.
The chartered aircraft Flint Short Aero, an HS 125 with the registration number: 5N-AMM, had an initial contact with the control tower at 18:56 seeking for extension, which was granted by the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), according to a source.
The aircraft departed Abuja with Ibadan as its destination.
The source told our correspondent that the aircraft landed short of the threshold with about 50 metres and skidded into a bushy ditch close to the runway.
Though, the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has been informed of the serious incident, the authority is yet to issue a statement.
