THE airfield at the Muritala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, was temporarily closed on Friday evening after an airplane skidded off the runway.
The airfield was later reopened at 8:10 p.m same day.
The airplane has been identified as one of United Nigerian airlines with registration number 5NBWY.
“At about 20:00hrs, passengers were evacuated from the affected aircraft, with no casualty,” the source said.
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has now confirmed the incident.
They made this corroboration in a post on social media application X (formerly known as Twitter).
NEMA confirmed that 51 passengers and 4 crew members were onboard the aircraft.
“A United Nigerian Airline 51 passengers and 4 Crew United Nigeria airline with registration number 5NBWY skidded off the local runway while trying to land under a very high rainfall at about 18:48 hours.
“All passengers evacuated successfully without casualty.
“The airspace has been opened for operations now,” NEMA confirmed.
