The other survivor was Miss Bunmi Amusan. RIP angels #NeverForgotten. However, there's another survivor known as Bunmi Amusan at the time of the plane crash. Only two people survived the crash. However, while the first anniversary of the Sosoliso crash was approaching (exactly November 17, 2006), the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) clamped down on the airline, suspending its operating licence. These words are food for though for the incumbent minister and all stakeholders. [5][6]A new multi-purpose auditorium, Memorial Hall, memorializes the students who died in the crash. It is hoped that the path of peace being taken by the Federal Government will rather than inflame passions augur well for everybody. SUBSCRIBE to Truly: http://bit.ly/Oc61HjJUST one of two survivors from a plane crash, Kechi Okwuchi is used to overcoming adversity. It was the Sosolisos first and only fatal accident. Although, the accident report has blamed wind shear for the mishap without affirming that the ill-fated aircraft was faulty before the crash. At 13:04 p.m. on Wednesday, the aircraft was established on the glide slope at a distance of 6 nautical miles from the airport. Bunmi was a personal assistant to Late pastor Bimbo Odukoya who also died in the plane crash. John Obakpoplor who is the National President of Aviation Round Table (ART) have warned that unless Doppler Weather Radar equipment are installed at the nations airports, we may not see an end to air disasters. Copyright 2022 AutoJosh Automotive Company Limited. If the content contained herein violates any of your rights, including those of copyright, and/or violates any the above mentioned factors, you are requested to immediately notify us using via the following email address operanews-external(at)opera.com and/or report the article using the available reporting functionality built into our Platform. [CDATA[ As a reminder to the minister, the search and rescue machinery in the country is nothing to write home about. //-->. It was reported that she survived the crash with minor injuries and left her sick bed at the Shell Clinic in Rivers State in good health. 2017-2037 - Olatorera.com All Right Reserved. 23 November 2018 | At about 14:08 local time (13:08 UTC) on 10 December 2005, Flight 1145 from Abuja crash-landed at Port Harcourt International Airport. When she was just 16, Kechi was flying back from boarding school for the Christmas holidays to Abuja, Nigeria with 60 of her fellow schoolmates. She was inducted into 6 academic honor societies. Rivers State Commissioner for Education, Professor Thom-pson Okujagu; University of Abuja Registrar, Mrs. U.O. On December 10, 2005, Sosoliso. The survivor was said to have left her sick bed at the Shell Clinic in Rivers State in good health. Little did they know that tragedy was lurking around and that those in the bowel of the aircraft, who were already at the destination, would not make it alive. Three meetings to arrive at an out-of-court settlement called at the instance of the Federal Ministry of justice have been held, the latest having taken place on November 26, 2006, and another one will be held next December 7, the advertorial added. - Twitter thread by Nigeria Stories @NigeriaStories - Rattibha Suffering third-degree burns on 65% of her body, Kechi had extensive skin grafts taken from her back and torso - the part of her body that didnt burn. To address comments or complaints, please Contact us. At the time of the crash, the aeroplane was said to be airworthy. She was the student speaker at the Commencement Ceremony.[7]. 14 years: The Sosoliso plane crash survivors Kechi Okwuchi, who's now 30 years old, took to Twitter to remember the day she would have died fourteen years ago. Included among the victims was a commissioner in Governor Peter Odili's . The Sosoliso Airlines Flight 1145. At first, Loyola Jesuit College students from Port Harcourt took buses to get from their homes to school. Sosoliso has gone out of its way to raise funds to pay considerable sums to victims families. The aeroplane crashed, the fuel leaked, and it caught fire. The 30-year-old has gone on to appear on Americas Got Talent, where she wowed the judges with her beautiful voice and as a motivational speaker, sharing her story to motivate others that their scars - whether visible or invisible - dont define them. Its original headquarters were located in Enugu on the grounds of the airport. Bimbo Odukoya, late wife to Taiwo Odukoya, both pastors in Nigeria, lost her life. In a recent workshop, the Director General of NCAA, Dr. Harold Demuren had said of the Sosoliso accident: mr male 30. ekere a.n. Plane crash survivor, Kechi Okwuchi shares recovery journey. 60 of our students perished in Nigerias worst air crash. She was born on October 29, 1989 and is the first child of her parents. The pilots then asked for permission to use Runway 21 for a landing. The aircraft, a DC-9-32 with registration number 5N-BFD on a scheduled flight, which was to have left at 10 am, was delayed until 1.26pm when it took off from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. According to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the airline must only give each family of a casualty of an air crash 3 million naira, or US$18,157. [3], Okwuchi was air-lifted to Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa for immediate medical attention and treatment,[4] and later to Shriners Hospitals for Children in Galveston, Texas, United States where she has undergone over a hundred reconstructive surgeries. //