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AIB to release preliminary report on Osinbajo’s crash in few days
- 12 souls onboard ill-fated aircraft
Commissioner, Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB), Akin Olateru said his agency would release in few days the preliminary report which will include factual information about the accident involving Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo.
In a statement issued late last night, the AIB boss commended the professionalism of the rescue team, without whose effort there may have been recorded casualty and/or injury.
He assured the public that the investigation would be detailed, thorough and timely, stressing that accident Investigation is not to apportion blame, saying it is about fact and making safety recommendations with a view to preventing future occurrences.
On February 2, 2019 at about 1331 UTC, (14:31 Local Time) an helicopter (AgustaWestland 139) with Nigerian Registration Marks 5N-CML and serial number: 31389, owned and operated by Caverton Helicopters crashed on landing in Kabba, Kogi State, with 12 souls on board including the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbajo (SAN).
Passengers and crew survived the accident with no injury.
His words, “As the investigating agency, AIB needs and hereby solicits for your help. We want the public to know that we would be amenable to receiving any video clip(s), relevant evidence, or information any member of the public may have of the accident; that can assist us with this investigation”.
He urged the media and the public please, to respect the privacy of the people involved and not to pre-empt the cause of the accident.
