Plane skids off Lagos airport runway

A United Nigeria Airlines aircraft skidded off the runway at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on Wednesday.

The airline’s Head of Corporate Communications, Mr. Achilleus-Chud Uchegbu, confirmed the incident in a statement in Lagos.

He said the aircraft with 50 passengers on board was flying to the airport from Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, when the incident happened.