The Federal Government has ordered the
release of the the Chad-bound Russian aircraft
detained at the Aminu Kano Airport in Kano,
hours after it said it was not in a hurry to let
the aircraft go.
PR Nigeria, an agency that circulates press
statements for Nigerian security agencies, had
quoted an unnamed top security official as
telling it that “Nigeria has no reason to
release the aircraft and its cargo until
investigation is concluded”.
But the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshall Adesola
Amosu, said Monday afternoon that the
government had approved the release of the
aircraft, the News Agency of Nigeria is
reporting.
The government announced the release of the
aircraft shortly after PREMIUM TIMES
obtained a manifest which listed the entire
cargo on the plane.
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