THE NIGERIAN SAFETY INVESTIGATION BUREAU HAS BEGUN A SAFETY INVESTIGATION AFTER A UNITED NIGERIA AIRLINES AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF THE RUNWAY 18L OF THE MURTALA MOHAMMED AIRPORT, LAGOS ON WEDNESDAY. THE NIGERIAN CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY ALSO STATED THAT IT WOULD ADOPT RECOMMENDATIONS  FROM THE NSIB’S INVESTIGATION. THE UNITED AIRLINES AIRCRAFT, WITH REGISTRATION NUMBER 5N-BWW,  CARRYING 50 PASSENGERS, WAS FLYING INTO THE AIRPORT FROM ABAKALIKI, EBONYI STATE, WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY BUT WAS FORCED TO TERMINATE ITS MOVEMENT TO THE APRON OFF THE RUNWAY. ALL PASSENGERS DISEMBARKED SAFELY AND WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE ARRIVAL HALL WITH THEIR LUGGAGE. NIGERIA CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY AND THE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION BUREAU HAVE ALSO BEEN DULY NOTICED AND ARE ON THE SCENE. UNITED NIGERIA IS COLLABORATING FULLY WITH THE AUTHORITIES.