How Senator Solomon Ewuga’s pilot-daughter, 10 Oil Workers die in plane crash has emerged
Adzuayi Ewuga, Nigerian female pilot, died in a plane crash in Central Cameroon.
The late pilot was the second daughter of Senator Solomon Ewuga, a stalwart of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Nasarawa State and former Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
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The pilot and 11 other people on board a Caverton Aviation Cameroon mini-plane died when air traffic control lost radio contact, causing the plane to crash.
How it happened
According to local Cameroon media, the plane was flying from Yaounde Nsimalen Airport to Belabo in the country’s east when it crashed, killing everyone on board.
Caverton Aviation Cameroon is a subsidiary of the Lagos-based Caverton Offshore Support Group, which also owns Caverton Helicopters.
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A single DHC-6-400 is also operated by the Nigerian sister-carrier to supplement various helicopters that support the country’s oil and gas industry.
What you should know about previous crashes
- The Caverton Group’s helicopter has crashed several times before. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was on board when the firm’s helicopter crashed in Kabba, Kogi State, in February 2019.
- Caverton Helicopters’ parent company, Caverton Offshore Support Group, issued an official statement.
- The company blamed the accident on bad weather, according to a statement signed by its Managing Director Captain Josiah Choms.
- Caverton Aviation Cameroon is a subsidiary of the Lagos-based Caverton Offshore Support Group, which also owns Caverton Helicopters.
