Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has he was expecting official information from the Federal Airport Authority on the helicoptercrash in the state on Tuesday.
Sanwo-Olu revealed this on Tuesday evening visited the site of the helicopter crash on Oba Akran Avenue, Ikeja.
He said “I am sure the investigation would reveal all of the things that have gone wrong and we are hoping that the people responsible will be held accountable at the end of the day.
Sanwo-Olu said extensive investigation into the incident would be carried out by the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB).
The governor stopped at the site on his way from the airport after joining President Bola Tinubu on a trip to Benin Republic, saying no lives were lost in the unfortunate incident.
He praised the first responders as well as residents who joined in the rescue mission.
A single-engine fixed wing – Jabiru aircraft with registration number 5NCCQ, with two passengers on board crash-landed into an old communication pole inward Ikeja Bus Stop on Oba Akran Avenue, Ikeja Lagos at about 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday.
The two occupants of the helicopter were rescued and are being attended to at the hospital.
He commended the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), for relentlessly clearing the road off debris from the helicopter.
Sanwo-Olu also thanked residents of the neighbourhood and two individuals – Oluwafemi and Opeyemi, who participated in putting out the fire from the aircraft after it crash-landed.
