Information had earlier filtered in that the aircraft crashed, but it was later discovered that it skidded off the runaway. 

 

According to an anonymous source the incident happened on Friday night.

 

The report did not categorically stated if the minister or those on board sustained any injury in the incident, which happened after the Nigerian Metrological Agency (NiMET) issued travel warning based on hazy weather.

 

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) had also advised Pilots and Airline Operators to exercise caution over hazardous weather as the dry season approaches.