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| British woman 'dead' in Nigeria plane crash | British woman 'dead' in Nigeria plane crash |
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| A woman from Liverpool has said she believes her sister was on a Nigerian airliner which crashed in Lagos on Sunday killing all 153 people on board. | A woman from Liverpool has said she believes her sister was on a Nigerian airliner which crashed in Lagos on Sunday killing all 153 people on board. |
| Jill Chime said her family had seen a passenger list with the name of her British sister Antonia Attuh on it. | Jill Chime said her family had seen a passenger list with the name of her British sister Antonia Attuh on it. |
| Ms Chime described her sister as a "wonderful person" and said the situation was "very distressing". | Ms Chime described her sister as a "wonderful person" and said the situation was "very distressing". |
| The UK Foreign Office said it was aware of the situation and had passed details on to its consulate in Nigeria. | The UK Foreign Office said it was aware of the situation and had passed details on to its consulate in Nigeria. |
| A spokesperson said: "It is believed that there was a dual British-Nigerian national on board the flight. | |
| "The Foreign Office has been in contact with a member of her family and offered consular assistance." | |
| Regular flights | Regular flights |
| Ms Chime told BBC Radio 5live's Up All Night programme that another sister had flown to Nigeria to help other family members try to find Ms Attuh. | Ms Chime told BBC Radio 5live's Up All Night programme that another sister had flown to Nigeria to help other family members try to find Ms Attuh. |
| "I also have my cousin who yesterday had gone through 30-odd bodies trying to locate her and today he's gone through a further 40 but as of yet, we still have no confirmation of a corpse," she said. | "I also have my cousin who yesterday had gone through 30-odd bodies trying to locate her and today he's gone through a further 40 but as of yet, we still have no confirmation of a corpse," she said. |
| "It is very difficult, it is very distressing. My sister was a wonderful person, she's quite an exceptional person." | "It is very difficult, it is very distressing. My sister was a wonderful person, she's quite an exceptional person." |
| Ms Chime called for an investigation into the crash. | Ms Chime called for an investigation into the crash. |
| She said: "Definitely an inquiry because only then can the lessons of this tragedy be learned. | She said: "Definitely an inquiry because only then can the lessons of this tragedy be learned. |
| "My sister would not have rested until she'd got to the bottom of what happened and why it happened." | "My sister would not have rested until she'd got to the bottom of what happened and why it happened." |
| Ms Attuh made regular flights to the west African country. | Ms Attuh made regular flights to the west African country. |
| Busy suburb | Busy suburb |
| The Dana Air McDonnell Douglas MD-83 was flying from the Nigerian capital Abuja to Lagos when it crashed and burst into flames. | The Dana Air McDonnell Douglas MD-83 was flying from the Nigerian capital Abuja to Lagos when it crashed and burst into flames. |
| Dana Air usually operates to cities around Nigeria out of Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos. | Dana Air usually operates to cities around Nigeria out of Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos. |
| The aircraft crashed into a printing works and residential buildings in Iju, a busy suburb north of the airport. | The aircraft crashed into a printing works and residential buildings in Iju, a busy suburb north of the airport. |
| As well as those on board, an unknown number on the ground were killed. | As well as those on board, an unknown number on the ground were killed. |
| The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has has grounded all Dana Air planes while it carries out checks. | The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has has grounded all Dana Air planes while it carries out checks. |
| Meanwhile, lawmakers in Nigeria have called for the head of the NCAA to step aside while they carry out an investigation. | Meanwhile, lawmakers in Nigeria have called for the head of the NCAA to step aside while they carry out an investigation. |