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Family of late Remilekun Toyosi Meshioye, a passenger on EgyptAir flight MS 876, has demanded the incident report, cabin video footage and the repatriation of Meshioye’s remains back to Nigeria.

The family, in reaction to a meeting between the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) and General Manager of EgyptAir in Abuja, Majdi Al Aridi, said proper closure remains the priority of the family.

Meshioye, 43, departed Lagos for London, aboard EgyptAir flight MS 876 on Monday, September 4, 2023.

The family said EgyptAir might wish to quarrel with the medical report, but it is unjustified for the airline to unconscionably aggravate the grief of the family with Mr Aridi’s words that “the deceased died on transit and not on board as against the claims by the family.

The family added that they desired to receive her corpse in Lagos, for peaceful burial, and accordingly, noted the commitment of EgyptAir/Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Nigerian Embassy in Cairo to work out modalities to bring back the corpse to Nigeria

For transparency, the family reemphasised its demand from EgyptAir for the incident report, CCTV footage of what transpired on board Flight MS 876, and at the Cairo airport after the flight landed

“At this moment, we wish to note that, not only Remilekun’s family, but Nigerians are asking, ‘Would EgyptAir treat an American or Westerner the way they have treated Remilekun and her family?’