BREAKING: Governor Adeleke Private Jet Catches Fire During Take-Off
A private jet owned by billionaire businessman, Chief Adedeji Adeleke, caught fire at the take-off point at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial city.
Chief Adeleke is the father of popular Nigerian Afrobeat musician, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido. He is also the brother of Osun State governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke.
The private Jet fire incident happened at the domestic wing of the Airport at about 9 a.m., on Tuesday, September 5, 2023, when the jet was about to take off from Lagos to Abuja.
On board on the jet, with Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on board and his top aides at the time of the incident, had taxied to the end of the runway, shortly before departure, when a loud explosion was heard from the engine of the jet, causing it to abort take-off immediately.
According to the engineer, at take-off, the engine had a high temperature and it was caused by a bird nest in one of the engines of the aircraft. It happens when an aircraft is parked and not properly covered so, birds will build their nest and anything they bring into the aircraft can spark high temperatures.
It happened to one of my aircraft in 2021, we had to remove the engine and the engine was in Germany for 14 months. So, it’s a common thing in Africa because we have birds around.
