He noted that the accident had "sadly plunged the nation into further sorrow on a day when Nigerians were already in grief over the loss of many other innocent lives in the church bombing in Bauchi state".
Han bemærkede at ulykken "desværre kastede nationen ind i yderligere sorg på en dag, hvor nigerianere allerede var i sorg over tabet af mange uskyldige ofre i kirkebombningen i delstaten Bauchi".