THE FLIGHT FROM TEHRAN TO KIEV, WAS REPORTED SHOT DOWN SHORTLY AFTER THE TAKEOFF FROM TEHRAN IMAM KHOMEINI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, BY THE ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS OF IRAN, WHICH ATTRIBUTED IT TO HUMAN ERROR.
GOVERNOR BELLO IN A STATEMENT MADE AVAILABLE TO JOURNALISTS BY HIS CHIEF PRESS SECRETARY, ONOGWU MUHAMMED SAID ONORUOIZA, AN AERONAUTIC ENGINEER WORKING WITH THE AIRLINE HAILED FROM OKEHI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KOGI STATE WAS THE ONLY NIGERIAN IN THAT ILL-FATED AIR ACCIDENT.
THE GOVERNOR DESCRIBED THE INCIDENT AS SAD AND UNFORTUNATE FOR THE STATE TO HAVE LOST SUCH A PROMISING YOUNG ENGINEER IN SUCH A MANNER.
THE GOVERNOR CALLED ON THE APPROPRIATE IRANIAN AND UKRAINIAN AUTHORITIES AND THE WORLD OVER TO CARRY OUT THOROUGH INVESTIGATION ON THE ILL FATED CRASH AND ENSURE THAT ANYONE FOUND WANTING IN SUCH GRIEVOUS AND NEEDLESS ERROR, FACED THE CONSEQUENCES OF THEIR ACTION.
HE PRAYED GOD TO GRANT THE FAMILY HE LEFT BEHIND THE FORTITUDE TO BEAR THE IRREPLACEABLE LOSS.