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Two individuals sustained serious injuries on Thursday when a training aircraft crash-landed at the Ilorin International Airport in Kwara State, News360 Nigeria reports.

The Director of Public Affairs and Family Assistance at the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), Mrs Bimbo Oladeji, confirmed the incident in a statement.

According to her, the aircraft crash occurred at about 5:28pm local time on May 23, 2025, during a simulated instrument approach exercise on Runway 05 of the airport.

She explained that the aircraft veered off the runway before coming to a stop on the grass verge, leaving both occupants of the aircraft seriously injured.

“Both sustained serious injuries and were swiftly evacuated to a medical facility, coordinated by the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA),” Oladeji stated.

Following the incident, the NSIB announced that its Go-Team was preparing to depart Abuja for Ilorin to commence an on-site investigation.

The team is expected to secure the crash site, gather physical evidence, speak with eyewitnesses, and recover operational data to determine the root cause and contributing factors.

The Director General of the NSIB, Captain Alex Badeh Jr., expressed sympathy for the victims, praising the emergency teams for their quick response.

He noted that uncovering the cause of the accident would help improve safety in the country’s aviation sector.

“Our thoughts are with the injured, and we commend the swift medical and emergency response.

Now, our focus is on understanding exactly what went wrong. Every investigation is an opportunity to improve safety.

We are deploying our team to Ilorin to ensure that no detail is overlooked,” he said.

https://news360ng.com/breaking-two-injured-as-aircraft-crash-lands-in-kwara/

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Two individuals sustained serious injuries on Thursday when a training aircraft crash-landed at the Ilorin International Airport in Kwara State, News360 Nigeria reports.

The Director of Public Affairs and Family Assistance at the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), Mrs Bimbo Oladeji, confirmed the incident in a statement.

According to her, the aircraft crash occurred at about 5:28pm local time on May 23, 2025, during a simulated instrument approach exercise on Runway 05 of the airport.

She explained that the aircraft veered off the runway before coming to a stop on the grass verge, leaving both occupants of the aircraft seriously injured.

“Both sustained serious injuries and were swiftly evacuated to a medical facility, coordinated by the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA),” Oladeji stated.

Following the incident, the NSIB announced that its Go-Team was preparing to depart Abuja for Ilorin to commence an on-site investigation.

The team is expected to secure the crash site, gather physical evidence, speak with eyewitnesses, and recover operational data to determine the root cause and contributing factors.

The Director General of the NSIB, Captain Alex Badeh Jr., expressed sympathy for the victims, praising the emergency teams for their quick response.

He noted that uncovering the cause of the accident would help improve safety in the country’s aviation sector.

“Our thoughts are with the injured, and we commend the swift medical and emergency response.

Now, our focus is on understanding exactly what went wrong. Every investigation is an opportunity to improve safety.

We are deploying our team to Ilorin to ensure that no detail is overlooked,” he said.

https://news360ng.com/breaking-two-injured-as-aircraft-crash-lands-in-kwara/

so this was the training aircraft in the picture

yarimo:
so this was the training aircraft in the picture

Junkie Journal

with the new blocking feature on nairaland, you fit think say your comment na the first not knowing ten g0ats wey you block previously don already first you comment

Which kind image una use for the aircraft wey crash land

Na wa for naija News............You report a crash incident which took place in naija...

But when it comes to display of picture, you post white picture..


Samething goes for all other Nigerian bloggers........They would give a narration about what happened in nigeria.......but when you scroll down to see pics, you see an entire white and white oyinbo picture........

Na which kind of complex dey worry us sef??

A friend was planning to go learn how to fly aircraft. We feared for things like this.
I'm happy that he listened.
Learning to fly for pleasure was taking needless risk. My heart is with the victims

Quick recovery to the injured.

Alright

yarimo:
so this was the training aircraft in the picture

I had the same thought😂

Which thoughts are with the injured. Una wan dey copy white man

I think our posts should use more appropriate footages.
.. speedy recovery to the injured. 🙏🏿

Was the instructor not onboard?

SarkinYarki:
Was the instructor not onboard?

And so? Will that stop the plane from crashing?

Ohh no!

Nothing special happens where nepotism trieves

There's one exclusive aviation school near that airport...

Kwara no copycat America ooo

Thunderfayamods:

And so? Will that stop the plane from crashing?

There is is a reason why the instructor is with the student, yes 99 percent of the time the instructor recovers the aircraft when the student loses control....stop putting mouth in fields you are clearly ignorant about

[quote author=Farmsolution post=135487959]Nothing special happens where nepotism trieves [/quote

You lot are so funny, how does nepotism relate to an aircraft that crash land. Please explain or do you even know the meaning of the word nepotism. Omo nah wa you with your reasoning

Na who chop belle ful dey fly aircraft.. If u knw u knw

SarkinYarki:


There is is a reason why the instructor is with the student, yes 99 percent of the time the instructor recovers the aircraft when the student loses control....stop putting mouth in fields you are clearly ignorant about

How do you know that I am not in the field Mr ITK?
Plane crash have different causes, it might not even be the fault of the student. If there is a complete mechanical or equipment failure there is nothing the instructor or pilot can do or extreme weather. Lots of planes have crashed with the pilot or instructors on board. If I am to go by your limited thinking then it means no plane is suppose to crash!

SarkinYarki:


There is is a reason why the instructor is with the student, yes 99 percent of the time the instructor recovers the aircraft when the student loses control....stop putting mouth in fields you are clearly ignorant about

You need to go and read about plans crashes, your level of reasoning is very myopic!

Quick recovery to the injured

[quote author=Tenisam post=135488208][/quote]

Did I quote your name or were you tagged in a any way. O boy go get something better doing with your time. Loud mouthed being..

Alex Badeh jnr? Son of the late Chief of Defense Staff?

And Ilorin is actually quite good.