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| Nigeria probes missing air cash | Nigeria probes missing air cash |
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| Nigerian senators have launched a probe into how millions of dollars from the aviation ministry have vanished. | Nigerian senators have launched a probe into how millions of dollars from the aviation ministry have vanished. |
| A fund of $160m was released by the government in 2006 after 316 people died in three plane crashes within 12 months of each other. | A fund of $160m was released by the government in 2006 after 316 people died in three plane crashes within 12 months of each other. |
| The money was meant to buy sophisticated radar equipment to "totally overhaul" Nigeria's airspace. | The money was meant to buy sophisticated radar equipment to "totally overhaul" Nigeria's airspace. |
| But the firms contracted to provide the equipment have not done so, saying they have only received some of the money. | But the firms contracted to provide the equipment have not done so, saying they have only received some of the money. |
| Shock | Shock |
| Aviation ministry officials and former ministers are expected to give testimony before the Senate. | Aviation ministry officials and former ministers are expected to give testimony before the Senate. |
| NIGERIA PLANE CRASHES October 2006: ADC Airlines 737 crashes just after takeoff in Abuja, killing 96 peopleDecember 2005: Sosoliso Airlines DC-9 crashes on landing in Port Harcourt, killing 106October 2005: Bellview Airlines 737 crashes in Ogun state, killing 117May 2002: Plane operated by EAS Airlines crashes in Kano, killing 148 peopleNovember 1996: 142 people die when Boeing 727 owned by Nigeria's ADC airline plunges into lagoon 85km (55 miles) from LagosSeptember 1992: 158 people are killed when military transport plane goes down near Lagos Cash boost for Nigeria air sector | |
| One of the people expected to give evidence is former Aviation Minister Femi Fani Kayode. | One of the people expected to give evidence is former Aviation Minister Femi Fani Kayode. |
| He was a key spokesman for former President Olusegun Obasanjo before becoming aviation minister after a crash at the airport in the capital, Abuja, killed 97 in 2006. | He was a key spokesman for former President Olusegun Obasanjo before becoming aviation minister after a crash at the airport in the capital, Abuja, killed 97 in 2006. |
| Nigeria has one of the world's worst air safety records, having been the scene of several crashes and near-misses in recent years. | Nigeria has one of the world's worst air safety records, having been the scene of several crashes and near-misses in recent years. |
| In the last months of 2005 two air crashes shocked the nation. | In the last months of 2005 two air crashes shocked the nation. |
| One hundred and seventeen people died when a Bellview Airlines 737 crashed just after takeoff from Lagos in October. | One hundred and seventeen people died when a Bellview Airlines 737 crashed just after takeoff from Lagos in October. |
| In December, 106 people, including 75 children from one school, died when the plane they were travelling broke up as it landed at Port Harcourt airport. | |
| Many of the children's families were watching the plane take off when it broke into pieces in front of them. | Many of the children's families were watching the plane take off when it broke into pieces in front of them. |