Lisa, Ogun

Lisa is a small village located in Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State, Nigeria. Occupied immensely by the Egba people, the village rely mainly on farming as a means of survival.[1] On 22 October 2005, Lisa came into worldwide recognition after a Boeing 737-200 aircraft crashed in the village killing all 117 people on board.[2]

Lisa
Lisa Igbore
Lisa is located in Nigeria
Lisa
Lisa
Location of Lisa in Nigeria
Coordinates: 6°49′9.255″N 3°11′34.908″E
Country Nigeria
StateOgun State
LGAIfo
Government
  TypeMonarchy
  ChiefNajeem Oladele Odugbemi
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
ZIP code
112104

References

  1. Olusina, Olaolu (23 June 2013). "LISA IGBORE, IJU ISHAGA: A Tale of Two Plane Crash Sites 230613F". ThisDay Newspaper. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  2. Yusuf, Apekhade Ibrahim (22 October 2015). "10 years after Bellview crash: 'It's been tough living without our breadwinner'". The Nation. Retrieved 22 October 2015.


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