Claims extracted
19
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
16%
3 of 19 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
68/100
BBC News's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
5
World
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
- Published
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has declared three days of national mourning after a military aircraft crashed in southern Ondo State, killing 32 people.
asserted
aircraft → publish → people
Authorities say the plane was on a routine mission from Benin City to Lagos when it came down near a naval base on Monday morning.
asserted
it → say → morning
A resident told the BBC that the plane had crashed near a swamp and that clothes and shoes had been found at the site.
asserted
clothes → tell → site
Smoke could be seen rising from the area.
uncertain
Smoke → see → area
Tinubu offered his deepest condolences for the 25 passengers and seven crew members on board and has ordered a full investigation.
asserted
Tinubu → offer → investigation
The president also ordered national flags to be flown at half-mast across the country as a mark of respect for those who died.
asserted
who → order → those
"This is a painful moment for our Armed Forces and for the entire nation," Tinubu said.
"
asserted
Tinubu → say → nation
Our Air Force personnel put their lives on the line every day to secure Nigeria.
asserted
personnel → put → Nigeria
Their sacrifice will never be forgotten," he added.
asserted
he → forget → ?
Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo earlier said he had been informed "of the disappearance of a military aircraft with tail number NGR 931, enroute Lagos from Benin at 0913 hours earlier today".
asserted
he → say → hours
He said "efforts to raise the aircraft on radio proved abortive" before subsequent confirmation that it had crashed near a naval base in Igbokoda, Ondo state.
asserted
it → say → Igbokoda
He said search and rescue efforts were ongoing.
asserted
efforts → say → ?
The crashed plane, described as an ATR-42 aircraft, carries between 30 and 50 passengers, according to its manufacturers.
uncertain
plane → crash → manufacturers
Tinubu has ordered the Air Force to immediately begin a thorough investigation into the cause of the crash to help prevent similar incidents in the future.
asserted
Tinubu → order → future
The identities of those who died have not yet been released.
asserted
who → die → those
Authorities say the names of the officers will be published after their families have been informed.
asserted
families → say → officers
The Nigerian Air Force plays a key role in the country's military operations, including efforts to tackle armed groups and insecurity in several parts of the country.
asserted
Force → play → country
In May 2021, Nigeria's army chief, Lt-Gen Ibrahim Attahiru, was killed in a plane crash alongside 10 other officers in the north-western state of Kaduna amid bad weather.
uncertain
chief → kill → weather
In February of the same year, seven people died after a military plane crashed short of a runway in the capital Abuja.
asserted
plane → die → capital
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