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On Monday, a Nigerian military aircraft carrying 25 passengers and seven crew members, identified as an ATR-42, crashed near a naval base in Igbokoda, Ondo state. The plane was en route from Benin City to Lagos when it lost contact with air traffic control at around 0913 local time. Search and rescue operations found the wreckage in a swampy area, though casualty details were not immediately available. President Bola Tinubu declared three days of national mourning and ordered an investigation into the incident. The crash has raised concerns over flight safety and operational readiness within Nigeria's military aviation sector.

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The Nigerian Air Force identified the aircraft as an ATR-42, a twin-engine turboprop configured for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions.

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🔮 They were mainly used for maritime patrol and ISR missions, but could also conduct search-and-rescue operations and limited transport duties.

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A Nigerian military aircraft carrying 32 people crashed in Ondo state on Monday, killing all 25 passengers and seven crew members on board. asserted

aircraft → carry → board

The Nigerian Air Force identified the aircraft as an ATR-42, a twin-engine turboprop configured for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions. asserted

Force → identify → missions

The aircraft was flying from Benin City in Edo state to Lagos when air traffic controllers lost contact with it at about 9.13 am local time. asserted

controllers → fly → am

The wreckage was later found in a swampy area near Igbokoda in Ondo state. asserted

wreckage → find → state

President Bola Tinubu ordered an investigation into the crash and directed the Nigerian Air Force to determine what caused the accident. asserted

what → order → accident

The identities of those killed have not yet been released. asserted

identities → kill → those

The presidency said most of those on board were military personnel. asserted

most → say → board

Nigeria operated two ATR-42-500 aircraft, identified as NAF 930 and NAF 931, according to open-source checks by Premium Times. uncertain

Nigeria → operate → Times

The aircraft were operated by the Nigerian Air Force’s 81 Air Maritime Group, based in Benin City. asserted

aircraft → operate → City

They were mainly used for maritime patrol and ISR missions, but could also conduct search-and-rescue operations and limited transport duties. uncertain

They → use → operations

The aircraft were equipped with surveillance systems including search radar and electro-optical sensors. asserted

aircraft → equip → radar

These allowed them to gather intelligence and monitor activity over land and Nigeria’s maritime domain. asserted

them → allow → land

The aircraft have also been deployed in military operations in northeastern Nigeria. asserted

aircraft → deploy → Nigeria

The aircraft that crashed on Monday was identified by Nigeria’s aviation minister Festus Keyamo as NAF 931. asserted

that → crash → NAF

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