The Federal Government may demolish an uncompleted building obstructing the control tower’s line of sight at the Benin Airport following a runway overrun involving an Enugu Air aircraft in July.
The development is contained in the latest preliminary report of the Nigeria Safety Investigation Bureau analysed on Sunday, which identified the obstruction as one of the safety concerns requiring urgent attention.
The structure reportedly blocks the controller’s view towards the end of Runway 05, particularly the Runway 23 threshold end.
The NSIB in its report said, “An uncompleted building structure is obstructing the controller’s line of sight towards the end of Runway 05 (Runway 23 threshold end).”
Recall that the July incident involving Enugu Air, which was founded in 2025 and obtained its Air Operator Certificate on March 10, 2026, experienced a very serious incident months after it was approved fit to fly commercial flights.
