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Calabar Airport: Taxi, Plane Removed From Tarmac
An Audi 80 model taxi that rammed into an aircraft at Margaret Ekpo International Airport, Calabar, on Wednesday has been removed from the tarmac.
Our correspondence reports that the taxi broke some security barriers and rammed into an Arik airline Boeing 737 plane fully boarded and ready to take off at 3.40pm on March 31.
The plane was going to Abuja when the taxi disrupted its movement.
A NAN correspondent, who visited the airport on Thursday reports that the taxi has been removed from the tarmac while the plane has also been taken to another part of the airport.
A source close to the airport said the security agencies had begun investigations into the incident in which the taxi driver beat some checkpoints unnoticed to get to the tarmac.
The source said the driver was still being detained by Airforce personnel.
Meanwhile, normal flight operations have resumed at the airport with passengers travelling to different parts of the country for the Easter holiday.
Some passengers told NAN that their flights were on schedule and expressed the hope that an event like Wednesday’s did not occur.
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Kenyan Runners Dominate Berlin Marathons
Kenya made it a clean sweep at the Berlin Marathon with Sabastian Sawe winning the men’s race and Rosemary Wanjiru triumphing in the women’s.
Sawe finished in two hours, two minutes and 16 seconds to make it three wins in his first three marathons.
The 30-year-old, who was victorious at this year’s London Marathon, set a sizzling pace as he left the field behind and ran much of the race surrounded only by his pacesetters.
Japan’s Akasaki Akira came second after a powerful latter half of the race, finishing almost four minutes behind Sawe, while Ethiopia’s Chimdessa Debele followed in third.
“I did my best and I am happy for this performance,” said Sawe.
“I am so happy for this year. I felt well but you cannot change the weather. Next year will be better.”
Sawe had Kelvin Kiptum’s 2023 world record of 2:00:35 in his sights when he reached halfway in 1:00:12, but faded towards the end.
In the women’s race, Wanjiru sped away from the lead pack after 25 kilometers before finishing in 2:21:05.
Ethiopia’s Dera Dida followed three seconds behind Wanjiru, with Azmera Gebru, also of Ethiopia, coming third in 2:21:29.
Wanjiru’s time was 12 minutes slower than compatriot Ruth Chepng’etich’s world record of 2:09:56, which she set in Chicago in 2024.
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