Everything We Know About The Nigerian Student That Died Aboard Egypt Air Flight As Family Demand Answers

The family of a Nigerian student is seeking answers after she reportedly took ill and died aboard Egypt Air that was en route United Kingdom.

Meshioye Remilekun Toyosi 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.

Meshioye’s elder sister, Mrs Olufunmilola Olaniyi-Alabi who resides in the United Kingdom, said that her corpse was deposited in Cairo by the airline in an interview with Punch.

She also said that EgyptAir did not inform the family of her demise, instead, they got a message from the consular office in Cairo informing them of her death.

She said,

“It was only once that a man answered the call that we put through to the Egypt Air Regional Office in London and he said the London office was not aware of what happened and they don’t have information to share with us. We then contacted the agent who sold the ticket to her and the agent sent us proof that she did not board the plane going to Heathrow from Cairo. It was at this point we intensified our efforts as regards trying to get in touch with Egypt Air.”

“The regional manager in their London office made some calls on Thursday afternoon in her office to their Cairo office. She later informed us that Remi fell sick on the plane and on landing in Cairo they rushed her to the hospital in town where she later died. Efforts to obtain more information from her were not quite successful as to how she died. She said the Nigerian embassy had been informed and they were the ones that should have contacted us. She later called the Nigerian consular (Mr Saliu Agraza).”

Speaking further, she said she felt strongly that Egypt Air should have contacted the passenger’s next of kin instead of them struggling to get information, which the airline had yet to provide as of press time.

“I am of the opinion that Egypt Air is hiding some truth as to what happened to her in the plane and on landing at the airport on Monday night. They don’t want to take responsibility for what happened to Remi. As the family of Remilekun, we are demanding for her body to be returned to Nigeria by Egypt Air at their expense and they should return all her luggage to Lagos where she boarded the plane on Monday, September 4.”