400 passengers escape death as jet makes emergency landing in Sokoto after tyres explode mid-air

Another plane crash was averted this morning
in Sokoko when a Saudi bound Kabo Air plane
carrying 400 passengers from Kano made an
emergency landing at the Sir Abubakar III
international Airport when its tyres exploded
immediately after take off. The Boeing 747 jumbo jet, left Kano on Friday
en route Saudi Arabia but had to divert to
Sokoto when the incident happened. DailyPost learnt that all the passengers aboard
the airline had been successfully evacuated
from the plane and lodged in a hotel in the
state. This is coming barely 72 hours after an
Embraer aircraft belonging to Associated
Airlines with registration number, 5N-BIT
crashed in Lagos shortly after take-off from
the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos. The 30-seater aircraft had 20 passengers on
board including seven crew members on board
and the remains of former Ondo State
governor, Olusegun Agagu crashed about
9:30am, killing 13.