Breaking: Nigerian female pilot, 11 others die in plane crash

By Enekorogha Godbless
& Teide Emomotimi

A Nigerian female pilot, Adzuayi Ewuga, a daughter of a former Minister of State, FCT, Senator Solomon Ewuga has lost her life alongside 11 others in a plane crash in Central Cameroon.

It was learnt that the pilot and 11-passengers died in a mini-aircraft belonging to Caverton Aviation of Cameroon.

A local media source said, the aircraft was flying from Yaounde Nsimalen Airport to Belabo in the east of the country when air traffic services lost radio contact.

According to the source, the deceased pilot was the second daughter of Senator Solomon Ewuga, a stalwart of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Nasarawa State.

It would be recalled that Caverton Aviation Cameroon is a subsidiary of Caverton Offshore Support Group based in Lagos, Nigeria, which also controls Caverton Helicopters.

However, the Cameroon aviation authorities had confirmed the incident.