According to report, a Cessna 172 aircraft operated by Skypower Express crashed on Tuesday evening, December 16, at the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport, Owerri, Imo State.

The aircraft, with registration number 5N-ASR, was en route from Kaduna International Airport to Port Harcourt International Airport when the crew declared an emergency and diverted to Owerri. At the time of the incident, four crew members were on board.

Confirming the crash, the Director of Public Affairs and Family Assistance at the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), Mrs. Bimbo Oladeji, said the agency had been duly notified. She disclosed that the aircraft went down in the approach area of Runway 17. No fatalities have been recorded.

The incident was also confirmed by the spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force Airport Command, Lagos, ASP Mohammed Adeola. He said the aircraft sustained varying degrees of damage but all four crew members were rescued alive. According to him, two of the occupants were reported to be in stable condition, while the other two, who were initially unconscious, were evacuated to a hospital for medical treatment.

EFCC Arrests Herbalists with $3.4m, €280,000 in Counterfeit Notes in Osun, Lagos

Operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have uncovered a large cache of counterfeit foreign currency amounting to $3.43 million and €280,000 from a five-member syndicate of herbalists operating in Osun and Lagos states.

The suspects were arrested for allegedly defrauding one Halima Sanni of N26.55 million. Those arrested were identified as Akingbola Omotayo, Adeola Funsho Ogunrinde, Yahaya Amodu, Kubratu Babalola Olaitan (female), and Familola Sunday Olaitan.

According to the EFCC, the arrests were carried out on December 7 and 8, 2025, at the suspects’ shrines in Osun and Lagos following intensive surveillance and actionable intelligence on their activities.

A statement by the commission said investigations revealed that the suspects allegedly swindled unsuspecting victims under the guise of offering spiritual cleansing and remedies for various ailments. They were also accused of claiming the ability to conjure large sums of money, which they said required spiritual “cleansing” by a genie through sacrifices before the funds could be spent.

The suspects allegedly hypnotised their victims into providing money for the purported sacrifices.

Items recovered during the operation include two exotic vehicles and several mobile phones.

The EFCC said the suspects would be arraigned in court upon the conclusion of investigations.