The spokesperson of the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, Olawale Rasheed, has alleged sabotage over the averted aeroplane crash involving the governor and some of his aides.

In a statement on Sunday, Rasheed said that a loud noise was heard just after the plane taxied on the tarmac and that there are strong reasons to believe that the two engines in the aircraft were tampered with.

He said that the highly technically equipped aircraft was well maintained with the best technical crew and was never an unused platform where birds could build nests.

“Contrary to the claim by the hanger owner that birds’ nests caused the incident, birds’ nests are made with straws not bidding wires as in this case,” Rasheed said.

He added that early reports from the internal investigation indicated sabotage, but the authorities, locally and internationally, are still investigating the incident.

Rasheed said that Governor Adeleke and his aides are safe and there was no injury or any outward explosion on the plane.