Reports on Ilorin plane accident misleading and false – Air Peace

The management of Air Peace on Saturday dismissed reports that one of its planes crash-landed in Ilorin, Kwara State. Reports had said several passengers, including some highly-placed Nigerians, narrowly escaped death when a plane belonging to Air Peace crash-landed at the Ilorin airport on Friday morning. According to the reports, the plane had a tyre burst shortly after departing Abuja before it forcefully landed at the Ilorin airport. The reports added that the incident forced the aviation authorities to close the airport runway to traffic. However, in a statement issued on Saturday night by its spokesman, Stanley Olisa, Air Peace said the reports were misleading and urged people to disregard them. The statement read: “The attention of Air Peace has been drawn to misleading online reports purporting that our Ilorin bound B737-500 aircraft with registration number 5N-BQR from Abuja, was involved in a crash in Ilorin, around 10:00 a.m. on July 23, 2021.