Nigerian Military Plane Crashes in Ondo State, Killing 25 Aboard
A Nigerian Air Force ATR 42-500 aircraft crashed in Ondo State's Igbokoda area while en route from Edo State to Lagos, killing all 25 people on board — five crew members and 20 passengers. The plane disappeared from radar at approximately 9 a.m. local time roughly halfway through its journey, with authorities initially reporting 32 fatalities before revising the figure following confirmation of the final manifest.
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A Nigerian Air Force aircraft crashed in the Igbokoda area of Ondo State during a routine flight from Edo State to Lagos, Nigeria's principal economic centre. All 25 people on board — five crew members and 20 passengers — were killed in the incident. Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo reported that the aircraft disappeared from radar at around 9 a.m. local time and was subsequently found to have crashed approximately halfway through its journey.
President Bola Tinubu extended his condolences to the families of the victims. Local residents discovered body parts, clothing and shoes scattered near the crash site along a river, where rescue teams conducted search operations by boat. The Nigerian Air Force stated that an immediate search and rescue operation had been launched following the aircraft's disappearance. Authorities had initially reported 32 fatalities but later revised the toll downward after confirming the final passenger and crew manifest.
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