Overland airline lost an aircraft

Overland airline:Photo credit: Daily post

                 

One of the aircraft belonging to Overland airway a Nigerian airline, that flies to Cotonou, Lomé, Niamey, Abuja, Jalingo, Ibadan, Abuja, Ilorin, Jos on the 12th of October 2018 caught fire during maintenance at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos Nigeria.
There were no casualties but millions of naira was said to have been lost. the aircraft burnt beyond repairs.
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             Overland airline: photo credit: Flickr

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