Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) have said that no Nigerian airline has ever offered a bribe to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) for the renewal or issuance of an Air Operators’ Certificate (AOC).
The attention of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has stated that no Air Peace aircraft was involved in an accident.
The authority on Saturday stated that its attention has been drawn to a sensational report making the rounds that an aircraft belonging to Air Peace B737-500 with Registration Mark 5N-BQR was involved in a crash in Ilorin yesterday.
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The authority stated that there is no air accident in Nigeria involving Air Peace or any airlines.
In a statement signed by Sam Adurogboye, general manager, Public Relations, NCAA disclosed in a statement that the said aircraft which departed from Abuja successfully landed in Ilorin and only experienced tyre burst in the course of taxing.
Adurogboye noted that all the 66 passengers and 6 crew members on board were disembarked without any issues whatsoever on the same day being the 23rd of July, 2021.
“The Authority wishes to enjoin the travelling public to disregard such false and reckless presentation.
“We want to urge our media partners to inculcate professionalism and avoid false news which will harm our blossoming reputation,” he added.
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.
