Nigerian military helicopter carrying 32 passengers and crew members crashes, aviation minister says
- A Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 carrying 32 people crashed Monday in Igbokoda, Ondo State while traveling from Benin to Lagos on a routine mission, according to Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo.
- Air traffic controllers lost radio contact with the military aircraft, tail number NGR 931, at 9:13 a.m., and all efforts to raise it proved unsuccessful as the plane disappeared from radar midway through its journey.
- The NAF identified the downed aircraft as an ATR-42, one of two Maritime Patrol and Intelligence aircraft the service operates; wreckage was located near a naval base in Igbokoda, and search and rescue operations launched immediately.
- Aviation Minister Keyamo pledged total cooperation with Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, while the Ondo State Police Command urged residents to remain calm and refrain from circulating unverified information.
- The crash ranks among Nigeria's worst military aviation accidents in recent years and is likely to intensify scrutiny of flight safety, as casualty figures remain undetermined and rescue operations continue.
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A Nigerian Air Force plane carrying 32 people crashed on Monday in the south of the country, according to authorities. Aviation Minister Festus Kyamu stated on the X platform that, according to initial information, 25 passengers and seven crew members were on board. The Nigerian Air Force announced in a statement that it had launched a search and rescue operation following the crash of an ATR-42 aircraft in the Igbakuda area of Ondo State on Mon…
The aircraft, which carried out a routine flight from Benin City to Lagos, fell near a naval base in Ondo State, where research was launched, with no record at this stage.
In the Nigerian state of Ondo, a 32-person ATR-42 military aircraft crashed in the State of Ondo, writing the newspaper Vanguard with reference to the Nigerian Air Force spokesman Ehimen Ejodame. An ATR-42 aircraft crashed in Ondo State, handed over TASS. The aircraft crashed near Igbooda, and 32 people were on board, including 25 passengers and seven crew members. Their fate remains unknown. Search and rescue work continues at the crash site. A…
The wreckage was found near a naval base in the coastal town of Igbokonda and search and rescue operations are underway, he added. The post Nigeria: Military aircraft crashes with 32 people on board – Rescue operations underway appeared first on in.gr.
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