Feyi Agagu is listed among the five survivors of the accident

Oct 4, 2013 09:44 GMT  ·  By
The body of Ondo state governor, Dr. Olusegun Agagu has been recovered from the plane wreck in Nigeria
   The body of Ondo state governor, Dr. Olusegun Agagu has been recovered from the plane wreck in Nigeria

A plane going down in Lagos, Nigeria, yesterday was carrying local officials and their families, reports say.

The Embraer plane was transporting the body of Ondo state governor, Dr. Olusegun Agagu, This Day Live reports. Agagu's remains were being moved for his funeral. They have been forwarded to the Airforce Base in Ikeja.

His son, Feyi, is among the five people surviving the crash. He has been hospitalized at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital.

The death toll of the Nigeria plane crash is now being reported as 17. Associated Airlines owns the aircraft which has encountered a malfunction.

The family of official Olusegun Obasanjo were also on the plane, and at least one member has died.

A total of 22 people have boarded the small aircraft, a spokesperson for the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria confirms.