All passengers were safely evacuated after an aircraft operating from Lagos to Enugu (registration 5N-BZN) experienced a nose-landing gear fault while landing on Runway 08 and became immobilised on the runway.
The incident, which occurred at about 19:10 hrs on Thursday, prompted the immediate deployment of emergency response teams to ensure the safety of all occupants and secure the aerodrome.
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Henry Agbebir, director of public affairs and consumer protection at FAAN, said the airport’s emergency resources—including fire tenders and medical teams—were activated without delay.
“All passengers and crew were safely disembarked and evacuated to the terminal using the apron buses. Evacuation was completed without injury at 19:48 hrs. FAAN’s Aerodrome Rescue and Firefighting Services (ARFFS) were in position while the aircraft and airside were secured,” Agbebir stated.
FAAN said it will provide further updates to the public as more authoritative information becomes available.
Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha
Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha is the Aviation Correspondent at BusinessDay Media Limited, publishers of BusinessDay Newspapers.
She is also the Deputy Editor, BusinessDay Weekender Magazine, the Saturday Weekend edition of BusinessDay.
She holds a BSC in Mass Communication from the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka and a Masters degree in Marketing at the University of Lagos.
As the lead writer on the aviation desk, Ifeoma is responsible and in charge of the three weekly aviation and travel pages in BusinessDay and BDSunday. She also overseas and edits all pages of BusinessDay Saturday Weekender.
She has written various investigative, features and news stories in aviation and business related issues and has been severally nominated for award in the category of Aviation Writer of the Year by the Nigeria Media Nite-Out awards; one of the Nigeria’s most prestigious media awards ceremonies.
Ifeoma is a one-time winner of the
prestigious Nigeria Media Merit Award under the 'Aviation Writer of the Year' Category.
She is the 2025 Eloy Award winner under the Print Media Journalist category.
She has undergone several journalism trainings by various prestigious organisations.
Ifeoma is also a fellow of the Female Reporters Leadership Fellowship of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism.
