Nigerian Air Force says plane carrying 25 crashed with no survivors in southern Ondo state
The Air Force said 25 people were aboard and no survivors were found, while officials ordered a thorough investigation into the cause.
- On Tuesday, October 6, 2026, Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu declared three days of national mourning following an NAF ATR-42 jet crash in Ondo State that killed 32 people, including Chief of the Air Staff Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke.
- The military aircraft went down Monday morning near a naval base in Igbokoda while on a routine mission from Benin to Lagos, carrying 25 passengers and seven crew members.
- Flags at government offices and institutions will fly at half-mast throughout the three-day period, as Head of the Civil Service of the Federation Olumuyiwa Enitan Abel directed public servants to observe the mourning with dignity.
- Tinubu ordered the Nigerian Air Force to "immediately commence a thorough investigation into the cause of the crash to prevent future occurrences," calling the loss a "painful moment for our Armed Forces."
- The President commended the Nigerian Air Force for activating an immediate search and rescue operation following the accident, assuring the military of continued government support as they secure the nation.
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Nigeria ordered the immediate initiation of a thorough investigation to determine the causes of the fall of the aircraft and to take the necessary action.
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