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November 3, 2012

Plane crash:Gov Suntai’s aides flown to Germany

By Henry Umoru

ABUJA- THE three injured aides of Governor Danbaba Suntai of Taraba State in Thursday, penultimate week’s plane crash were Saturday airlifted to Germany for treatment.

The aides who  have been receiving treatment at the National Hospital Abuja left a few days after the governor was flown out to the European country from the same hospital.

The journey started at  9am when  the convoy of the Deputy Governor, Garba Umar  drove to the international wing of the  Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport , Abuja with the injured aides.

The aides are the Aide-Camp,ADC, to to the Governor,  Illiya Dasat, the Chief Security Officer,  CSO,  Tino Dangana and the Chief Detail,  Joel.

The Germany bound air ambulance marked  MED EVAC Aircraft:- Challenger 601 with registration number  D-BUSY flew out of  Abuja at 9.05am.

Also with the Deputy Governor at the Airport were the Speaker, Taraba State  House of Assembly, Istaphanus Gbana; Commissioner  of information, Emmanuel Bello and Commissioner of Water resources.

It would be recalled that Governor Suntai was flown to Germany earlier in the week, leaving his aides behind,  an action  that sparked a wave of criticism across the country.