Family of late London-bound Nigerian student announces burial plans, calls out Egypt Air

The remains of a Nigerian student who died onboard an aircraft will be brought back to the country on Wednesday, October 18.

The lady identified as Remilekun Toyosi Meshioye died onboard Egypt Air in Cairo on her way to London to continue her studies.

The family confirmed the burial plans for the 41-year-old and the repatriation of the body.

The Head of Media, Public Relations, and Protocols of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abdur-Rahman Balogun made this disclosure in a statement via their official X page (formerly known as Twitter) on Monday, October 16.

Part of the statement sighted by MyNigeria on Tuesday morning, October 17, reads:

"According to the programme being coordinated by her sister, Lola Olaniyi-Alabi, the body will arrive in Lagos on Wednesday, October 18, from Cairo. "Thereafter, there will be a service of songs at the Winners Chapel Ogba, Lagos, on Thursday, October 19, by 4 p.m., while the burial will hold at Matori Cemetery Ladipo, near Oshodi Bus Terminus, Lagos, at 10 a.m. on Friday, October 20."

Olaniyi-Alabi stated further that the family decided to repatriate the body of the late Meshioye back home for burial following the refusal of Egypt Air management to accept full responsibility for what happened to its passenger.

BACKGROUND

The late Meshioye met her untimely death aboard an Egypt Air flight on her way to London, United Kingdom.

She was said to have left Nigeria for London on board Egypt Air MS 876 flight to Cairo on Monday, September 4, through the Murtala Muhammad International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, when she died on board.

A family source who confirmed the incident, however, said the corpse was dropped in Cairo, the Egypt Capital, by the airline.

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