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Military plane crash kills 25 in Nigeria
All 25 people aboard a Nigerian Air Force aircraft died after it crashed in Ondo State.
What happened
An ATR-42 Nigerian Air Force aircraft flying from Benin City to Lagos crashed near Igbokoda in Ondo State on October 5. The air force later confirmed that all 25 people aboard had died. Officials located the wreckage near a naval base, and President Bola Tinubu ordered an investigation.
Numbers
- 25 deadPeople confirmed aboard the aircraft — No survivors were confirmed
- 5 crewCrew members on the manifest — Air force revised earlier count
- 20 passengersPassengers listed by air force — Air force revised earlier count
- 09:13 localLast air traffic controller contact — Radio contact then failed
Questions
- Why was the aircraft flying?
- It was on a routine mission from Benin City to Lagos; coverage gave no further account of its operational purpose.
- When did controllers lose contact?
- Controllers lost radio contact shortly after nine in the morning, and later attempts to reach the aircraft did not succeed.
- Why did early accounts list more people?
- Early reports used a total of thirty-two; the air force later gave a manifest of five crew members and twenty passengers.
- What action followed the crash?
- Tinubu directed the air force to investigate the cause, while the aviation ministry offered assistance to the response.
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The catch
The cause has not been given, and early reports carried a higher passenger total later revised.
Initial count was corrected.