NIGERIAN PASSENGER DIES ON BOARD ISTANBUL–LAGOS FLIGHT

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By:Tajudeen Aminat

A Nigerian passenger, Alhaji Isiaq Dahunsi, has reportedly died aboard an international flight from Istanbul to Lagos in the early hours of Monday, April 27, 2026.

The development was disclosed by his close associate, Ishola Isiaq, an Imam of the Ansarudeen Society of Nigeria, in a post on his verified Facebook page.

According to him, Dahunsi passed away mid-air while returning to Nigeria from Türkiye, as the aircraft headed toward the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos.

“I lost a childhood friend, Late Alhaji Isiaq Dahunsi, this morning, Monday 27th April 2026, on his way back from Istanbul, Turkey, to Murtala Muhammed International Airport. He died inside the flight,” he wrote.

He also offered prayers for the deceased, saying, “May Almighty Allah accept his return and forgive his shortcomings.”

Details surrounding the cause of death and the airline involved have not yet been disclosed.

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