CRASH UPDATE: Obasanjo & Agagu's Sons Survive, Owner Of MIC Caskets Dead

An EMBRA plane 120 belonging to Associated Airlines crashed on Thursday morning in Lagos, few minutes after take off. According to official sources, 16 of the 20 persons on board have been confirmed dead.

One person is said to be unaccounted for. Among the four who survived are the only son of the late Olusegun Agagu and former president Olusegun Obasanjo's first son, Gbenga. Medical personnel are said to battling to stabilize the few survivors.

Agagu's wife is said to have survived the crash as she has gone to Akure ahead of her family. The boss of the popular casket company in Lagos, MIC Caskets, Mr Okusanya is among the 16 that were confirmed dead by official sources, including close family sources.

Confusion is in the air in Akure, Ondo State, as many are yet to come to terms with the tragic incident.

May the souls of the dead rest in peace. Amen!