NAF Air Crash: You Can’t Rule Out Anything — Commodore Dappa
A specialised panel will examine the cause as officials say all 25 people on board died and urge the public to avoid speculation.
- A Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 aircraft crashed on Monday, October 5, 2026, in Igbokoda, Ondo State, killing all 25 people aboard during a routine mission from Benin City to Lagos.
- Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Sunday Aneke ordered a specialized delegation of military and civilian experts to investigate the crash, which involved an 18-year-old aircraft returned from storage maintenance in Germany in December 2024.
- Squadron Leader Ahamefule Man-Ugwueje, a co-pilot, perished just two weeks after his wedding to Flight Lieutenant Damilola Adekunle; Governor Alex Otti called the loss "painful and devastating" for families and the nation.
- Minister of Defence General Christopher Musa Rtd extended condolences to President Bola Tinubu, describing the victims as "valiant patriots" whose loss is "an irreparable blow" to the military and nation.
- Retired naval officer Commodore Promise Dapper stated investigators cannot rule out sabotage, citing eyewitness reports of wreckage splinters found in distant villages, while the Nigerian Air Force pledged verified updates as the probe continues.
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Obi visits NAF headquarters, signs crash condolence register
Former Anambra State Governor and 2027 presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, on Tuesday visited the Nigerian Air Force headquarters in Abuja to sign the condolence register for personnel who died in a recent military aircraft crash. Obi, who disclosed the visit in a post on his official X account, described the deaths as a painful loss to the nation. He said the visit provided him another opportunity to refl…
Taraba has lost gallant son - Kefas mourns military pilot
Governor Agbu Kefas of Taraba State has mourned the death of Flight Lieutenant I.S. Bako, a Taraba indigene and co-pilot who died alongside other military personnel in an aircraft crash in Ondo State. Bako was among the victims of the ill-fated military aircraft accident which occurred recently in Ondo state, South-West Nigeria. In a condolence […] Taraba has lost gallant son – Kefas mourns military pilot
Otti mourns Abia-born Squadron Leader Man-Ugwueje, commiserates with FG over plane crash
In a statement on Tuesday by Ferdinand Ekeoma, his special adviser on media and publicity, Mr Otti described Squadron Leader Man-Ugwueje’s death and those of other military personnel aboard the Nigerian Air Force plane as painful and devastating.
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