Tunisian pilot exposes Libya’s top officials’ order to change Super Eagles flight route

The Tunisian pilot who flew the Super Eagles players to Libya for their scheduled match has revealed what transpired mid-flight and how they were allegedly instructed by the highest Libyan authority to divert the plane to a different location.

In a video circulating on X, formerly known as Twitter, the pilot recounted his experience, explaining that while he had planned to land at the designated airport, they were suddenly directed by officials to divert to another one just as they neared their destination.

He further revealed that he had attempted to alert the officials at least eight times about the situation, but they insisted that the order came from the highest authority and must be followed.

The pilot expressed concern that the safety of the players could have been compromised, as the fuel had been carefully calculated for the original destination.

This revelation comes just hours after reports surfaced alleging that the Super Eagles players had been mistreated by Libyan authorities ahead of their match.

His statement has since garnered significant attention, with many individuals flocking to the post’s comment section to share their reactions.

See some reactions below: 

@ThePeakSanti: “Can’t believe we have Nigerians trying to justify this nonsense.”

@Horlartunjee1: “From his explanation, it could have been worse/disastrous. He said the order came from the highest authority. Our players’ lives were put in danger. Thank God nothing bad happened to the aircraft.”

@Cleverlydey4u: “Libya should be banned from international Football, the North Africans are known for this.”

@Swagberg: “Wow their experience in the hands of Libyans was so horrible bro. I hope CAF are taking note and take the appropriate action against them.”

@mrroyekpo: “What a life. This north Africans don’t want to be part of the African continent they should go get theirs.”

@max_hwang_: “this is wickedness.. fuel already calculated to get them to the destination and they diverted him what if the fuel gets done during landing and something has happened to our players do they have any idea what that will cost their country? They are playing with European players.”

@xerxesth: “The painful part of this whole thing are the Nigeria Sport journalist supporting the injustice melted on our players. Some went as far as saying we got what we deserved. I was shocked.”

WATCH VIDEO: 

The Tunisian pilot who flew Nigeria to Libya explained what really happened.

This was w!ckedness from Libya. pic.twitter.com/45notDTLlL

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Snap documentation from Ola Aina edited by @AdemolaVictorTv

Sad & funny at the same time 🤣 pic.twitter.com/1wek0cKQKQ

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