Nigerian military aircraft crashes in swamp, killing 32 people

World · 6 October 2026

Written by AI from multiple news reports

A Nigerian Air Force plane crashed on Monday, killing all 32 people on board. The aircraft was flying from Benin City to Lagos when controllers lost contact with it. It came down near Igbokoda, a town in Ondo State, close to a naval base. The ground there is swampy, and some bodies were pulled from the water. Twenty-five passengers and seven crew members died. No one survived. Wreckage and personal belongings were found spread across the crash site. President Bola Tinubu has ordered a full investigation and declared three days of national mourning. The names of the victims have not been released yet, because their families need to be told first.

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