The Nigeria Safety Investigation Bureau has published a preliminary report on the Allied Air cargo plane crash that took place on December 11, 2024.

The bureau stated that the plane was scheduled to collect cargo for the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

The NSIB confirmed the next day that it had launched an investigation into the cargo aircraft that crash-landed at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja.

According to the document released on Friday, it says, “On 11 December 2024, a Boeing 737-400F aircraft with nationality and registration marks 5N-JRT, operated by Allied Air Limited was on a positioning flight to pick up cargo for the Central Bank of Nigeria.” the report reads.

“The aircraft had arrived from Douala earlier in the morning.

“The aircraft was scheduled for six sectors: Lagos-Abuja, Abuja-Sokoto, Sokoto-Abuja, Abuja-Yola, Yola-Abuja and Abuja-Lagos, with the same flight crew.”

Following the crash, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria said passengers on the cargo aircraft had been safely evacuated after the plane skidded off the runway.