Families of victims of Dana flight 992 crash have rejected a Lagos State proposal to give the victims a joint burial.

One of the victims’ relative, John Akande, said the families rejected the option of a joint burial because of the stress it would bring.

“The process of exhuming the bodies could be tedious, which is why we rejected it. The government committee and our own committee will meet to sort things out so that we can all have the remains of our members on time,” Mr Akande said.

Meanwhile, there are indications at the weekend that relatives of the crash in which all 153 on board died were already talking to lawyers with a view to file charges against Dana airlines, operators of the Boeing MD-83, and national aviation agencies, including the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority.

“We have resolved to go to court to seek justice. Why will they operate a faulty aircraft? Why did the regulators allow that to happen?”a close relative of one of the victims said