Family of Nigerian student, Remilekun Meshioye, who “died” on Egypt Air flight, announces burial

The family of the late Nigerian student Remilekun Meshioye has announced plans for her burial.

The body of the late Remilekun is billed for repatriation to Lagos from Cairo on Wednesday.

Meshioye, 41, boarded Egypt Air on September 4, 2023, at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport in Lagos.

She had hoped to reach London in a matter of some hours, but she was said to have fallen ill during the flight and was declared dead in a hospital in Cairo, Egypt.

But her family said she died on the airplane and her body was “dumped” in Cairo.

Announcing plans for her burial about a month after her death, spokesperson of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) Abdur-Rahman Balogun said via X on Monday, “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.”

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

She was further quoted to have said that the family had written a series of petitions to Egypt Air and its management but that the Airline refused to even condole with them up to this moment, let alone accept the responsibility of bringing the corpse back in line with global aviation rules.

Also, the Egypt Air management has refused to respond to a letter written to it by NIDCOM to seek clarifications on the matter and do the needful for the family. [QED]