Nigerian military helicopter carrying 32 passengers and crew members crashes, aviation minister says
The air force said 32 people were on board and wreckage has been found as search and rescue teams continue operations.
- 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 military aircraft crashed today in southern Nigeria with 25 passengers and seven crew members on board, announced the authorities, at one point in a search and rescue operation.
The military helicopter carrying 32 people belonging to the Nigerian military has reportedly crashed during a routine mission. Air Force spokesman Ehimen Ejodame said search-and-rescue work was continuing in coordination with the relevant authorities and emergency response teams. Nigerian Aviation Minister Festus...
The aircraft carried out a “routine mission” from Benin to Lagos.
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.
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