Dana plane crash: TV stations play video clips

TELEVISION stations, on Wednesday, played the video clips of events at the scene of the crash of the ill-fated Dana Air plane in Iju/Ishaga area of Lagos on June 3, before the coroner presiding on the inquest into the immediate causes of death of passengers, Mr Alexander Komolafe, at the Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja.The clippings were shown by two of the media houses earlier summoned by the inquest.A witness from Channels TV, Mr Oreoluwa Shonibare, told the court that on the day of the crash, he was on duty when he got a call that there was a plane crash at Iju/Ishaga, adding that he arrived at the scene at about 3:30 p.m.Shonibare, in his testimony, described how the plane plunged into a two-storey building and a bungalow, adding that he was not aware of any casualties, as it was a collective loss and that at a point, he had to help the rescue team.While being cross-examined by Bolaji Ayorin-de, Shonibare said he could not give the exact number of policemen at the scene, adding that the crowd was, at a period, unruly, but the policemen were able to control them.Another witness, Mr Olugboyega Oshifowora, a reporter from Television Continental, told the court that he had gone for an assignment earlier and was asked to go to Iju/Ishaga, where the plane crashed.Oshifowora, who went with his camera man and driver, said when he got to the scene of the incident, his camera man took the shots of the engines and tails of the plane.He told the court that he could not give the exact time he arrived at the site, but that he met men of Lagos State Fire Service and officials of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) on the ground.Meanwhile, the Africa Independent Television (AIT), which was also supposed to present its video footage, said it was not aware.The magistrate consequently ruled that AIT, Dana Air and Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) would give their testimonies today.
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