The plane, an IRS airline, Folker 100, with registration number 5NSIK, was returning from maintenance abroad when it lost contact in Ganla and crashed. The two-crew members, including the IG's son survived the crash. The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority confirmed the crash yesterday.
IRS airline has not been in operation for a while because it had only one functional plane and had wanted to fix this other plane to commence operation. IRS airlines is owned by Alhaji Ishiaku Rabiu.
