By Our Correspondent
A retired Air Vice Marshal, Osita Obierika, from Enugwu Ukwu in Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State, has died aboard a British Airways flight from London to Abuja.
The flight, which departed London at about 11 p.m. on Sunday, October 5, 2025, was expected to arrive in Abuja by 5 a.m. on Monday. However, it was diverted to El Prat Airport, Barcelona, Spain, around 1:30 a.m. following a medical emergency involving the retired officer.
On landing, medical personnel attended to Obierika but confirmed him dead.
The late Obierika was a member of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) Regular Course 10, enrolled in 1973. He had reportedly been battling an undisclosed illness abroad and was returning to Nigeria to continue treatment before his demise.
