Report on Air Peace plane crash false, malicious - Airline

Air Peace Airlines has stated that social media posts circulating showing that one of its planes crashed, resulting in fatalities, including the purported death of a prominent individual is false and malicious. In a statement by the airline, it stated that its attention has been drawn to multiple social media posts circulating false and malicious information that its aircraft has crashed in the Western Sahara region.

The airline described the information as “false and malicious”. “This is a deliberate attempt to spread misinformation and tarnish the impeccable safety record of Air Peace.

“It is important to note that the author of this post has a history of disseminating false and alarming information about non-existent tragic incidents. “The circulating images accompanying these false reports are AI-generated and do not reflect any real incident,” Ejike Ndiulo, Head of Corporate Communications Air Peace Limited said in a statement.

Ndiulo urged the public to disregard this malicious disinformation and rely on official channels for accurate information regarding Air Peace operations.

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“Air Peace remains committed to the highest safety standards and the well-being of our passengers and crew. Safety is not just a priority but a fundamental precondition for all our activities,” 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.