A Boeing 737 commercial airliner has crashed in Nigeria, killing all 117 passengers and crew.

The Bellview Airlines jet, on an internal flight, crashed Saturday evening (GMT)near the village of Lissa in Ogun state, about 30 miles from Lagos.

Senior officials, including an MP and a general, were said to be on the flight.

Bellview's management have said the crash was the first by one of its planes in the company's 12-year history.

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