The Police on Wednesday identified the “strange aircraft” that allegedly hovered over the collapsed Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) building was a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) CH 130 Hercules.
A
police witness, Olusola Agboyi (DSP) while testifying before Coroner Oyetade
Komolafe stated that the aircraft which was on a circuit training mission, flew
at very low altitude.
“I
recorded statements from 34 witnesses who claimed the aircraft was flying very
low and had caused panic among residents of the Ikotun area,” said Agboyi.
He
stated that preliminary reports suggested the foreign guest house might have
caved-in as a result of internal saboteurs-visitors or lodgers at the premises.
He
said the saboteur, undetected, could have used explosives or chemical
substances to bring down the building.
Agboyi
said he interviewed one of the survivors, Taiwo Temitayo Taiwo, who claimed he
heard a thunderous noise and saw lightening moments before the building came
crashing.
The
witness said he led the team that investigated the collapse and was also a
member of the Federal Government’s panel.
He,
however, noted that the police did not rule out the possibility of structural
defect but had not get a reply to the letter the agency wrote to the Lagos
State Ministry of Works requesting a test on materials used at the site.
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