The Accident Investigation Bureau, AIB, said a total of 2,038 lives were lost to air crashes in Nigeria in the past 53 years.
It therefore tasked the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, to
mandate airlines to develop assistance plans for the families of air crash
victims in Nigeria.
AIB’s Chief Executive Officer, Akin Olateru, disclosed this in Abuja at
the 2022 International Day for the Commemoration of Air Crash
Victims and their Families.
He noted that to support families of victims of air crashes, the
International Civil Aviation Organisation came up with policies to
champion this.
He explained that family assistance entailed the provision of services
and information that would address the concerns and needs of the
aircraft accident victims and their families.
The AIB boss however noted that a significant decrease in accident rates
had been recorded through several activities including investigations and
their safety recommendations, voluntary safety reporting, safety
cultures, and Safety Management Systems.
He stated that poor safety management in aviation would not only
damage the aircraft involved, but could also cause the avoidable loss of
human lives onboard the unfortunate aircraft and, sometimes, on ground.
