That Air Peace plane crash-landed in Lagos a few days ago is an established.

However, millions of Nigerians, don’t know the pilot that did so much to save the lives of the passengers.

We can tell you for free that she is Captain Simisola Ajibola. All the passengers in the plane commended her gallantry in saving their lives by landing safely even with the tyres bursting into pieces

A passenger on the aeroplane said on Twitter that attempts by the pilot to douse tension proved abortive.

One of the passengers of the plane; @Ariellafitness took to Twitter and wrote:

“As we arrived in Lagos on Air Peace, the pilot announced that we will be landing at the international tarmac because of visibility issues.”

“Some minutes later, it seems the plane started to nosedive quickly. But the pilot applied control, it picked up speed and then bang! We dropped from the sky to the hard ground and the ceiling of the plane dropped, children were crying.

“The pilot informed that she can’t estimate the damage, however, that the plane lost its both tyres. That she had signalled for an evacuation. She kept working hard, though unsuccessfully, to calm agitated.

“They said they were waiting for the tow truck to tow the vehicle from the international tarmac to the local. I got my inhaler ad we awaited emergency rescue. They came 52 minutes later. Nigeria’s response time! We for don (sic) burn finish if not for God! Praise God for us. He averted what could have been a tragic plane crash.”