Bodies Of Colombia Plane Crash Victims Flown Home

The bodies of the 71 victims killed in a plane crash in Colombia that wiped out a Brazilian football team returned home Friday, as mourners prepared a massive funeral.

Along the road to the airport, hundreds of people brandished flowers, white balloons and Colombian flags to pay a final farewell to the victims of Monday’s tragedy.

The remains of the first victim, Paraguayan crew member Gustavo Encina, were handed over to his family early Friday in a coffin draped in his country’s flag.

The other victims — 64 Brazilians, five Bolivians and a Venezuelan — were flown home on a series of flights throughout the day.

“What we want now more than anything else is to go home, to take our friends and brothers home. The wait is the worst,” said Roberto Di Marche, a cousin of football team Chapecoense Real’s late director Nilson Folle Junior.

In the club’s hometown, the southern Brazilian city of Chapeco, more than 100,000 people — about half the city’s population — are expected to attend a memorial service Saturday in honor of the team, whose fairytale season was tragically cut short.

FIFA chief Gianni Infantino canceled a trip to Australia to attend the funeral.

Officials said Brazilian President Michel Temer would likely travel to Chapeco as well.

“The #Chapecoense will remain in our memory for their perseverance and tenacity. I reiterate my deepest solidarity with relatives of the victims,” Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos wrote on Twitter as the last plane departed.

The bodies will be carried during a funeral procession through the city, ending with a ceremony at the team’s stadium.

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Lamorde Reportedly Sick, Flown Abroad For Treatment

Former Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Lamorde is sick and has been flown abroad for medical attention, his lawyer, Festus Keyamo said.

Keyamo made the revelation yesterday when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petition to represent the former EFCC boss.

But the senate probe committee has threatened to issue a warrant of arrest against Lamorde if he fails to appear before it on November 24.

Lamorde is accused of non-remitting recoveries by EFCC to the tune of N2.051trn, comprising seized properties, assets and funds of individuals under investigation by the commission.

George Uboh, the Chief Executive Officer of Panic Alert Security Systems, a property and financial recovery firm brought the petition against Lamorde.

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Sick Mu’azu Flown Abroad For Medical Attention

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Adamu Mu’azu?,? is sick an??d has been flown abroad?, his office announced Tuesday?.

Mr. Mu’azu? travelled last week for treatment and has remained in an undisclosed hospital abroad, a statement by his media aide, Tony Amadi, said.

“The National Chairman of PDP, Dr. Ahmad Adamu Mu’azu is sick and currently undergoing medical attention abroad and will return to the country as soon as his doctors are satisfied with his medical condition. He left the country last week and hopes to be back soon?,” the statement said.?

“The leader of the party, President Goodluck Jonathan, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the party Chief Tony Anenih and Senate President Senator David Mark and members of the National Working Committee of the party are ?all? aware of the Chairman’s medical trip abroad?.?”

The statement on Mr. Mu’azu’s ill-health appears to be in response to comments made on Monday by the governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, accusing the PDP chairman of secretly traveling to Singapore for treatment, during the recent elections, without informing his party’s presidential candidate, President Goodluck Jonathan.

Mr. Fayose, who spoke on Channels television, said even when the chairman traveled recently, for treatment for his left hand, he told some people he had “deceived the president”.

Mr. Fayose challenged the PDP chairman to deny his claims.

The Ekiti governor accuses Mr. Mu’azu of betraying the party and Mr. Jonathan, and has demanded his resignation.

Meanwhile, the PDP chief has appealed to party members to be patient, expressing hope that “the travails facing the party will soon wither away and the party will be a united opposition to the incoming All Progressive Congress for the overall good of Nigeria”?.

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