Others were Iniala Opaimi, Chris Abua, Chukwudi Onah, Joseph Wyatt (Captain) and Peter Kayode Bello (Co-Pilot).
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that six of the people on board had been confirmed dead, including two crew members, while six others survived
The Accident Investigation Bureau on Thursday released the names of the passengers on board the ill-fated Bristow Helicopter, which plunged into the Lagoon on August 12 in Lagos.
A statement issued by the bureau’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Tunji Oketunbi, in Lagos said the manifest contained the names of the passengers and crew.
Those listed included: Ita Ekpeyong, Joshua Emekeme, Dolu Ebiejuara, Onoriode Onojete, Chukwuma Erise, Solomon Udeh and Chidi Ukwunta.
Others were Iniala Opaimi, Chris Abua, Chukwudi Onah, Joseph Wyatt (Captain) and Peter Kayode Bello (Co-Pilot).
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that six of the people on board had been confirmed dead, including two crew members, while six others survived.
The survivors, according to the agency are Joshua Emekeme, Dolu Ebiejuara, Onoriode Onojete, Solomon Udeh, Iniala Opaimi and Chukwudi Onah.
They were said to be returning from an oil platform when the accident happened at Oworonshoki area of the Third Mainland Bridge.
The statement said investigation was still ongoing to unravel what actually led to the crash.
Meanwhile. a church service in honour of Bello, the co-pilot, was held in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, on Thursday.
The service was held at St. Patrick’s Church, Ikot Ansa.
Bello was 26 years old.
The Parish Priest, Rev. Father Patrick Cochran, who drew his Bible reading from John 14:1-6, admonished Christians to continue to have faith in God in spite of challenges.
Cochran also consoled the family of the deceased and urged them to be thankful to God that their son died a Christian.
“At this period of your mourning, I urge you to take heart and pray fervently for the soul of the young pilot to rest with the Lord,” he said.
NAN reports that the corpse was not brought to the church for reasons the family said were personal.
The service attracted dignitaries from all walks of life.
Efforts by NAN to speak with the parents of the late pilot yielded no result as they both declined comments.
However, Femi Bello, a relative of the deceased, said death took the young pilot too early when his services were most needed at Bristow.
She prayed for the soul of Bello to rest in peace.
A family friend, Theresa Okon, said the late Bello was a celebrated pilot, diligent and dedicated to his job.
Okon enjoined the family of the deceased to be courageous and be consoled by the fact that their son left a trade mark in his profession.
Bello was born on the July 4, 1989 in Calabar to the family of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Bello (Snr.), who all hail from Cross River State.
He gained employment as a trainee pilot with Bristow Helicopters in 2013 and got his flying licence in 2014.
NAN.
