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· collected 2026-10-06 · by Makuochi Okafor, Basillioh Rukanga
Nigeria is observing three days of national mourning following a military aircraft crash in Ondo State that killed 32 people, including 25 passengers and seven crew members. The ATR-42 aircraft was on a routine flight from Benin City to Lagos when it crashed near a naval base in Igbokoda early Monday morning. President Bola Tinubu declared flags to be flown at half-mast and ordered an investigation into the cause of the crash.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-06,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On Monday, a Nigerian military aircraft carrying 25 passengers and seven crew members, identified as an ATR-42, crashed near a naval base in Igbokoda, Ondo state. The plane was en route from Benin City to Lagos when it lost contact with air traffic control at around 0913 local time. Search and rescue operations found the wreckage in a swampy area, though casualty details were not immediately available. President Bola Tinubu declared three days of national mourning and ordered an investigation into the incident. The crash has raised concerns over flight safety and operational readiness within Nigeria's military aviation sector.
Written for “Nigerian Military Plane Crash” on 2026-10-06,
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Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has declared three days of national mourning after a military aircraft crashed in southern Ondo State, killing 32 people.
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Authorities say the plane was on a routine mission from Benin City to Lagos when it came down near a naval base on Monday morning.
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it → say → morning
A resident told the BBC that the plane had crashed near a swamp and that clothes and shoes had been found at the site.
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clothes → tell → site
Smoke could be seen rising from the area.
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Smoke → see → area
Tinubu offered his deepest condolences for the 25 passengers and seven crew members on board and has ordered a full investigation.
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Tinubu → offer → investigation
The president also ordered national flags to be flown at half-mast across the country as a mark of respect for those who died.
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who → order → those
"This is a painful moment for our Armed Forces and for the entire nation," Tinubu said.
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Tinubu → say → nation
Our Air Force personnel put their lives on the line every day to secure Nigeria.
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personnel → put → Nigeria
Their sacrifice will never be forgotten," he added.
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he → forget → ?
Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo earlier said he had been informed "of the disappearance of a military aircraft with tail number NGR 931, enroute Lagos from Benin at 0913 hours earlier today".
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he → say → hours
He said "efforts to raise the aircraft on radio proved abortive" before subsequent confirmation that it had crashed near a naval base in Igbokoda, Ondo state.
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it → say → Igbokoda
He said search and rescue efforts were ongoing.
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efforts → say → ?
The crashed plane, described as an ATR-42 aircraft, carries between 30 and 50 passengers, according to its manufacturers.
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Tinubu has ordered the Air Force to immediately begin a thorough investigation into the cause of the crash to help prevent similar incidents in the future.
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Tinubu → order → future
The identities of those who died have not yet been released.
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who → die → those
Authorities say the names of the officers will be published after their families have been informed.
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families → say → officers
The Nigerian Air Force plays a key role in the country's military operations, including efforts to tackle armed groups and insecurity in several parts of the country.
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In May 2021, Nigeria's army chief, Lt-Gen Ibrahim Attahiru, was killed in a plane crash alongside 10 other officers in the north-western state of Kaduna amid bad weather.
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chief → kill → weather
In February of the same year, seven people died after a military plane crashed short of a runway in the capital Abuja.
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plane → die → capital
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