By Ayodele Oni
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has revealed that the private aircraft which landed on a road in Ogwashi-Uku area near Asaba, Delta state, on Wednesday breached the country’s aviation laws.
The aircraft, traced to Dunamis International Gospel Centre, was reportedly not registered for commercial purposes and was being handled by a 70 years old pilot.
Report added that it was brought into Nigeria to operate on a non-commercial flight (PNCF) permit.
Under the terms, according to aviation rules, it is not supposed to be used as private charter, but this condition is now believed to have been violated.
UMO is owned by Mike Olaoye, a member of the church, while the pilot, Chris Baca, a Pakistani, has also been arrested for allegedly breaching the aviation age limit.
He is said to be 70 years old — five above the age limit for pilots operating in Nigeria.
NCAA has established that the aircraft was registered in the US in the name of Dunamis, whose senior pastor is Paul Enenche.
Until 2025, the aircraft operated under the name Mounthill Ltd, but switched operatorship to UMO Ltd in order to get the PNCF permit — which has now been suspended in the wake of the incident.
In a statement, Michael Achimugu, NCAA’s director of public affairs and consumer protection, stated that preliminary reports indicated that the aircraft conducted a missed approach while attempting to land at Asaba airport at about 7:43am.
“Reports received from personnel at the scene indicate that all occupants safely exited the aircraft and were transported to Asaba by road,” Achimugu said.
“The aircraft had four (4) crew members on board. At this time, no injuries to passengers or crew have been reported.”
He added that air traffic control was informed only after the aircraft had become airborne.
The NCAA immediately grounded the aircraft upon its arrival in Lagos pending the outcome of investigations.
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