BOEING 737 Incident: ‘Air Peace crew tests positive for alcohol, cannabis’ – NSIB

By Dickson Omobola

Following an probe into the incidental involving a Boeing 737-524 aircraft, with nationality and registration marks 5N-BQQ, operated by Air Peace Limited, the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau, NSIB, has disclosed that the Air Peace formation unit showed affirmative results for intoxicant and cannabis.

The incidental occurred connected July 13, 2025, astatine Jeremiah Obafemi Awolowo International Airport, Omagwa, Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

Director of Public Affairs and Family Assistance, NSIB, Mrs Bimbo Oladeji, stated: “Initial toxicological tests conducted connected the formation unit revealed affirmative results for definite substances, including indicators of intoxicant consumption. A compartment unit subordinate besides tested affirmative for THC, the psychoactive constituent successful cannabis.”

According to her, the results were being reviewed nether the quality show and information absorption components of the investigation.

Oladeji further added that “the aircraft, operating arsenic a scheduled home formation from Lagos to Port Harcourt with 103 persons connected board, landed agelong connected Runway 21 aft an unstabilised last approach. The craft touched down 2,264 metres from the runway threshold and came to a last halt 209 metres into the clearway. All passengers and unit disembarked safely, and nary injuries were reported. These results are being reviewed nether the quality show and information absorption components of the investigation.

“The NSIB has issued contiguous information recommendations for Air Peace Limited to fortify unit assets absorption (CRM) training, peculiarly successful handling unstabilised approaches and go-around decisions, and to reenforce interior procedures for unit fitness-for-duty monitoring earlier formation dispatch.

“The afloat preliminary report, including elaborate findings, is disposable for download connected the NSIB website. The study represents aboriginal findings and is taxable to further analysis. The last study volition contiguous elaborate conclusions and further recommendations to heighten aviation information successful Nigeria.”

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