Adeleke Speaks Out On Near-Disaster With Aircraft....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

Olawale Rasheed, the spokesperson for the Osun State Governor, confirmed on Sunday that a potentially disastrous incident involving an aircraft carrying the state governor, Ademola Adeleke, and some of his aides, had been narrowly averted. Rasheed also expressed concerns that two of the aircraft’s engines may have been tampered with.

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A national newspaper had reported that on September 5, an aircraft transporting Adeleke and members of his team nearly encountered a crash during takeoff from Lagos en route to Abuja. Rasheed issued a statement on Sunday, corroborating the incident and suggesting that preliminary findings from an internal investigation point to possible sabotage.

Rasheed emphasized that the aircraft had been well-maintained and was operated by a highly skilled technical crew. It was not an idle platform where birds could construct nests, as was suggested by the owner of the hangar.

According to the statement, “Contrary to the claim by the hangar owner that birds’ nests caused the incident, birds’ nests are made with straws, not binding wires as in this case. The near-fatal incident was averted shortly after boarding and less than two minutes after the start of taxiing on the tarmac.”

He further explained that an early warning noise from the engines prompted the pilots to initiate the evacuation of passengers, with the entire sequence of events unfolding within five minutes.

While preliminary reports hint at potential sabotage, both local and international authorities are continuing their investigations into the incident. Rasheed reassured the public that neither Adeleke nor his aides sustained injuries, and there was no visible explosion on the aircraft.