All 32 aboard Nigerian military aircraft killed in Ondo state crash
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All 32 people aboard a Nigerian military aircraft were killed when it crashed in the country’s southwestern Ondo state on Monday, President Bola Tinubu said.
The Nigerian Air Force said the ATR-42 twin-engine turboprop was carrying 25 passengers and seven crew members on a routine flight from Benin, Edo state, to Lagos. According to Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo, air traffic controllers lost contact with the aircraft shortly after 9 a.m. local time and repeated attempts to reach it by radio were unsuccessful.
The aircraft crashed in a swampy area near a naval base in Igbokoda, about halfway through its journey. Authorities located the wreckage and deployed rescue teams, with footage circulating on social media showing people gathered near a river while boats searched the area.
Premium Times reported that Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo identified the aircraft as NAF 931, one of two ATR-42-500MP planes acquired by Nigeria under a 2007 contract with Italian manufacturer Alenia Aeronautica. The aircraft was configured primarily for maritime patrol and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions. It had undergone maintenance in Germany beginning in 2022 and returned to Nigeria in late 2024.
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WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: The aircraft identification should be attributed to the aviation minister as reported by Premium Times. - "Premium Times identified the aircraft as NAF 931, one of two ATR-42-500MP planes acquired by Nigeria under a 2007 contract with Italian manufacturer Alenia Aeronautica.": Premium Times reported that Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo identified the crashed aircraft as NAF 931; the story credits the identification to Premium Times.
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All 32 aboard Nigerian military aircraft killed in Ondo state crash
All 32 people aboard a Nigerian military aircraft were killed when it crashed in the country’s southwestern Ondo state on Monday, President Bola Tinubu said. The Nigerian Air Force said the ATR-42 twin-engine turboprop was carrying 25 passengers and seven crew members on a routine flight from Benin, Edo state, to Lagos. According to Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo, air traffic controllers lost contact with the aircraft shortly after 9 a.m. local time and repeated attempts to reach it by radio were unsuccessful. The aircraft crashed in a swampy area near a naval base in Igbokoda, about halfway through its journey. Authorities located the wreckage and deployed rescue teams, with footage circulating on social media showing people gathered near a river while boats searched the area. Premium Times reported that Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo identified the aircraft as NAF 931, one of two ATR-42-500MP planes acquired by Nigeria under a 2007 contract with Italian manufacturer Alenia Aeronautica. The aircraft was configured primarily for maritime patrol and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions. It had undergone maintenance in Germany beginning in 2022 and returned to Nigeria in late 2024.
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