The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has assured Nigerians that the nation’s airspace is safe despite a recent incident involving an aircraft at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport Kano.

NCAA Acting Director-General, Captain Chris Najomo, gave the assurance that “The Nigerian airspace is very safe."

The Max aircraft crash landed at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport late Tuesday night.

This incident occurred at about 10:57 p.m. after the aircraft arriving from Lagos lost its nose landing gear tyre during the landing process.

No fatalities were reported.

The management of Max Air has officially confirmed that one of its aircraft crashlanded at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport late Tuesday night

“We wish to inform the public that one of our aircraft experienced an incident upon landing in Kano yesterday,” Max Air said in a statement posted on its official X page.