Associated Airlines’ aircraft technician
who was among the five survivors of the October 3 crash that left 15
people dead in Lagos has passed on. He died at the Gbagada General
Hospital, Lagos, where he had been receiving treatment.
The development brought to 16 the number
of dead victims of the ill-fated plane which crashed while conveying
the remains of former governor of Ondo State, Olusegun Agagu, from Lagos
to Akure.
Sources at the hospital said the
technician, Mr. Samson Fatoye, died at....
about 7pm on Wednesday. Fatoye,
who suffered severe burns from the crash, had been treated in many
hospitals before he was finally taken to the Gbagada hospital.
The sources said Fatoye died few hours
after immigration officials from Abuja arrived in the hospital with
electronic data capturing machine to prepare passport for the survivors
to travel overseas for further treatment.
Our correspondent however learnt that
the remaining four survivors, including the two cabin crew members, were
captured, using the machine.
The remaining survivors, it was learnt, might be flown to overseas any time soon.
However, there were allegations that the survivors had been neglected by both the government and the management of the airline.
There had been reports that one of the
surviving flight attendants, Mrs. Quinneth Owolabi, whose 10 toes and
five fingers were amputated days ago, had been in severe pains before
and after the surgery.
The National Cabin Crew Association had
reportedly appealed to the Federal Government to fly her abroad for
treatment to avoid the amputation.
Serving and retired cabin crew
executives had expressed anger over government’s refusal to come to the
aid of the victim despite the appeal made by NACCA and the family.
Spokesperson for the group, Mrs.
Blessing Efe, had reportedly said that Owolabi would have been saved the
trauma of amputation had government heeded her cries.
Efe said, “It is unfortunate that no
help came when Quinneth needed it most. Her toes and fingers were
amputated three days ago (four days today). Imagine the trauma she is
going through at the moment.
“We want government to always support people who survive air crashes because the accident is not their making.
“We are trying now to sensitise the
public and government on the need to assist those who survive air
crashes. It is not easy to survive air an accident.”
The second surviving cabin crew member,
Miss Toyin Samson, was said to be in a stable condition at the Lagos
State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, where she has been on
admission.
-Punch
Very sad!
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