- Tunisian pilot reveals mid-flight incident involving Super Eagles players and Libyan authority’s instructions to divert plane to different location.
- A pilot shared a video on X, where officials directed them to divert to another airport as they neared their destination.
- He admitted to alerting officials eight times about the situation, but they emphasized that the order came from the highest authority and must be followed.
The Tunisian pilot responsible for transporting the Super Eagles players to Libya for their upcoming match has disclosed the events that occurred during the flight, including claims that they were ordered by top Libyan officials to change their flight path to an alternate location.
In a video shared on X, previously known as Twitter, the pilot detailed his experience, noting that although he intended to land at the scheduled airport, officials unexpectedly instructed him to redirect the aircraft as they approached their destination.
He also mentioned that he made at least eight attempts to inform the officials about the situation, but they maintained that the directive originated from the highest level of authority and had to be adhered to.
The pilot voiced his apprehension regarding the potential risk to the players’ safety, as the fuel had been meticulously calculated for the original landing site.
This disclosure follows reports that emerged just hours earlier, alleging that the Super Eagles players faced mistreatment from Libyan authorities prior to their match. His remarks have attracted considerable attention, prompting numerous individuals to engage in the comments section of the post.
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Reacting to the post…
@ThePeakSanti: “Can’t believe we have Nigerians trying to justify this nonsense.”
@Horlartunjee1: “From his explanation, it could have been worse/disastrous. He said the order came from the highest authority. Our players’ lives were put in danger. Thank God nothing bad happened to the aircraft.”
@Cleverlydey4u: “Libya should be banned from international Football, the North Africans are known for this.”
@Swagberg: “Wow their experience in the hands of Libyans was so horrible bro. I hope CAF are taking note and take the appropriate action against them.”
@mrroyekpo: “What a life. This north Africans don’t want to be part of the African continent they should go get theirs.”
@max_hwang_: “this is wickedness.. fuel already calculated to get them to the destination and they diverted him what if the fuel gets done during landing and something has happened to our players do they have any idea what that will cost their country? They are playing with European players.”
@xerxesth: “The painful part of this whole thing are the Nigeria Sport journalist supporting the injustice melted on our players. Some went as far as saying we got what we deserved. I was shocked.”
