No casualty was reported in the incident, as the five-member crew onboard the Boeing 737-400 cargo aircraft operated by the local Allied Air was safely evacuated, the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, which shut down the runway thereafter, said in a statement.
The aviation authorities’ order disrupted flight operations, as several landing and departure schedules were delayed while emergency workers cleared the affected runway.
In a separate statement, the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau said it launched a probe into the runway incident, adding an investigative team had been dispatched to the site to conduct an “on-site assessment, recover relevant data, and interview involved parties.
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