The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has indicted an Air Peace pilot and a Co-pilot for taking hard drugs and alcohol.
This is contained in a preliminary report signed by the Director of Public Affairs and Family Assistance at the NSIB, Mrs Bimbo Olawumi Oladeji.
According to the accident investigators, the crew tested positive for the substances after the aircraft they flew was involved in a runway incursion at the Port Harcourt International Airport on July 13, 2025.
On a Sunday morning, June 13, had a runway excursion after landing at the Port Harcourt International Airport.
The aircraft veered off the runway without any damage.
According to the NSIB report, the pilots who were flying an Air Peace Boeing 737 aircraft were involved in a serious incident while carrying 103 passengers.
The report noted that the domestic flight, which took off from Lagos, experienced an unstabilised final approach before landing long on Runway 21.
The NSIB further revealed that the aircraft touched down 2,264 metres from the runway threshold, well beyond the recommended touchdown zone, and eventually came to a stop at 209 metres into the clearway.
