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‘People rarely come here’: Revisiting the 2012 Dana Air Crash in Lagos

Among the victims was Oluwadamilare Adeleke, a 400-level student at Bowen University, Iwo. A former roommate, who wished to remain anonymous, shared his memories with The Record.

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Jun 03, 2024
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The first Sunday in June is a day of celebration for the Celestial Church of Christ's Juvenile Harvest. However, on June 3, 2012, joy turned to horror in Lagos.

At around 4pm, members of the Celestial Church of Christ, Ogo-Oluwa Parish in Iju-Ishaga, noticed a plane flying dangerously low.

“Everyone ran out of the church, people left their houses, left th…

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