Archive · 5 Oct 2026
Nigerian Military Aircraft Crashes, Killing All 32 Aboard
A Nigerian Air Force plane crashed on Monday near Igbokoda in Ondo State.
It had 32 people on board: 25 passengers and seven crew members.
The plane was travelling from Benin City to Lagos on what authorities called a routine mission.
Officials said it disappeared from radar at about 9 a.m.
and crashed near a naval base.
The president’s office later confirmed that everyone aboard died.
Rescue teams searched around rivers and wetlands near the crash site.
The difficult terrain made the response challenging.
Officials have not yet said what caused the crash.
Earlier reports said casualties were not immediately known, before authorities confirmed the deaths.
A Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 carrying 25 passengers and seven crew members crashed near Igbokoda, Ondo State, on Monday.
Authorities said the aircraft was travelling from Benin City to Lagos on a routine mission.
Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo said the aircraft disappeared from radar at about 9 a.m. and wreckage was found near a naval base.
President Bola Tinubu’s office confirmed all 32 people aboard died and said he ordered an investigation.
Rescue teams worked around waterways and swampy terrain; officials had not publicly established the cause of the crash.
- Who
- A Nigerian Air Force aircraft carrying 25 passengers and seven crew members.
- What
- The ATR-42 crashed, killing all 32 people aboard; authorities ordered an investigation.
- When
- Monday, shortly after 9 a.m. local time; the articles do not specify the date.
- Where
- Near Igbokoda and a naval base in Ondo State, southwestern Nigeria.
- Why
- The cause has not been publicly established; authorities described the flight as a routine mission.
- People aboard
- 32: 25 passengers and seven crew members
- Aircraft
- ATR-42, identified by the Nigerian Air Force and officials
- Route
- Benin City to Lagos
- Reported time
- The aircraft disappeared from radar at about 9 a.m.; Keyamo’s statement cited 0913 hours.
- Crash location
- Near Igbokoda and a naval base in Ondo State
- Casualties
- Tinubu’s office confirmed all 32 people aboard died; earlier reports said casualties were not immediately known.
- Investigation
- President Bola Tinubu ordered the Nigerian Air Force to investigate the cause.
Sources
Military aircraft with 32 people on board crashes in southern Nigeria, rescue operation on
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