Families of Victims of Dana Air Mishap Are Entitled to $100,000 and also not less than N100 million per passenger

Maimuna Anyene and family killed in Nigerian plane crash

Even though the brother of one of the family (sister inset) that died in the Dana Air plane crash in Nigeria still went ahead to perform his marriage ceremony (CLICK HERE TO READ HEADLINE) after losing his sister and family in the crash will no doubt be receiving nothing less than $100,000 and

100million Naira (Nigeria Currency). The family of the ill-fated Dana Air that crash in Nigeria will be recieving this money in compensation and sympathy the Dana Air plane crash has brought to their family. 


The Management of Dana Airline announced that compensation of $100,000 would be  paid  to the dependants of each of the passengers killed in the tragic crash which occurred in Lagos on Sunday, June 3, 2012 in accordance with the provisions of the law.

Maimuna Anyene and family killed in Nigerian plane crash

"Since the statement does not represent the correct state of the law  it is pertinent to state as follows:

(1) The said sum of $100,000 is the first tier  payment otherwise known as Special Drawing Right under Article 17 of the Montreal Convention. It is not an extra payment but a strict liability amount payable under the Convention which has been domesticated in Nigeria.

(2) The dependants of the deceased are also entitled to special  and general damages which may not be less than N100 million per passenger depending on the responsibilities borne by each of them in their lifetime. Such amount of money  for loss of expectation of life is payable   by Dana Airline for gross negligence arising from the plane with defective dual engines and the Federal Government for failure to enforce the relevant regulations, failure to provide emergency landing for the plane and the inexplicable delay in providing the fire service equipment and medical services and other acts of  gross negligence which led to the avoidable death of the passengers and the crew."

Source: saharareporters