Nigeria: Protecting NAF Helicopter Crash Community

Nigeria: Protecting NAF Helicopter Crash Community

The crash of a Nigerian Air Force aircraft at Igbokoda, Ilaje Local Government Area, Ondo State, on 5th October 2026, was a national tragedy. The ATR-42, travelling from Benin City to Lagos, plunged into a swampy stretch of the Igbokoda River, killing all 25 people aboard. While the nation mourns the victims, the surrounding community faces a second calamity: threats to health, food security and livelihoods. The crash site had to be secured for …

Nigerian Air Force Crash: No Bodies Recovered 21 Days Later

Twenty-one days after a Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 aircraft crashed into the Obe-Rebby swamp in Igbokoda, Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, not a sin...

NAF Crash: Community Still Without Water As Restriction Affects Families

Residents of Igbokoda in Ilaje local government area of Ondo State are still struggling to access safe drinking water, while military restrictions around the site of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) aircraft crash have disrupted fishing and other economic activities in the community. The monarch of Igbokoda, Oba Afolabi Odidiomo, disclosed this yesterday in an […]