Scrap Plane Creates A Stir In Lagos

A scrap private plane belonging to Bethel Ministeries Inc. caused panic on Thursday morning as rumours spread that another aircraft had crashed in Lagos.

On hearing the news, hundreds of residents trooped out with their camera phones and queued outside the gates of Dapsey Oil filling station at Igando where the plane was parked to take shots.

A senior officer of the filling station said the plane was being removed from the Ikeja Airport to Badagry when one of the tyres burst and it had to be parked around 2am.

The police had a tough time controlling the crowd and a young man was arrested by Policemen from the Igando police station.


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