Crash of Military Aircraft: National Flag, Others to Be Flown at Half-Mast - Head of Service Issues Advisory
Tinubu ordered flags at half-mast and a crash investigation after the Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 went down with 32 people aboard.
- 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 and assured the military of continued government support as they secure the nation.
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Crash of military aircraft: National flag, others to be flown at half-mast - Head of Service issues advisory
The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, HCSF, Olumuyiwa Enitan Abel, has expressed condolences to the families, colleagues and loved ones of Nigerian Air Force personnel who lost their lives in a military aircraft crash in the Igbokoda area of Ondo State. DAILY POST reports that the Federal Government has declared a three-day […] Crash of military aircraft: National flag, others to be flown at half-mast – Head of Service issues advisory
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sierraleonetimes.comNigerian President Tinubu declares three-day national mourning after Air Force jet crash kills 32
Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday (local time) declared three days of national mourning following the crash of a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) ATR-42 jet in Ondo State that killed 32 people, including Chief of the Air Staff Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke.
Crash of military aircraft: National flag, others to be flown at half-mast – Head of Service issues advisory - NewsTmes.com.ng
The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, HCSF, Olumuyiwa Enitan Abel, has expressed condolences to the families, colleagues and loved ones of Nigerian Air Force personnel who lost their lives in a military aircraft crash in the Igbokoda area of Ondo State. DAILY POST reports that the Federal Government has declared a three-day …
Airforce ATR-42 Crash: National Tragedy That Must Be Lnvestigated - Conference Of Speakers
The chairman, Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria, (COSSLN), Hon. Dennis Guwor, has described the the tragic crash of a Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 aircraft in Ondo state on Monday, involving 32 persons on board as a national tragedy and a painful blow to the Nigerian Armed Forces, the aviation sector and the […]
Military plane crash kills 32 in Nigeria - Inside Politics
LAGOS – A Nigerian Air Force plane crashed on Monday in the country’s southwest, killing all 32 people on board, President Bola Tinubu said, declaring three days of national mourning. It is one of the worst air disasters in recent years in Africa’s most populous country. The passenger aircraft was on a “routine mission” from […]
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