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Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 crashes near Igbokoda after radio loss

Tail NGR 931 lost radio on a routine Benin-to-Lagos hop and went down near a naval base; 32 were aboard and casualties remain unconfirmed.

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Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo said air traffic controllers told him a military aircraft with tail number NGR 931, flying from Benin to Lagos, disappeared at 09:13 local time (08:13 GMT), and that all efforts to raise it on radio failed. [E4][E10] He said the aircraft had crashed close to the naval base in Igbokoda, Ondo State, and that the wreckage had been located. [E2][E11]

The Nigerian Air Force said the plane was an ATR-42 on a routine mission from Benin, in Edo State, to Lagos when the accident occurred on 5 October, and confirmed that the crashed aircraft belonged to the service. [E5][E8][E7] Search and rescue is ongoing in the Igbokoda area after the military aircraft, carrying 32 people, crashed in Ondo in the country's southwest. [E9][E1][E7][E11]

Keyamo said preliminary information indicated that 25 passengers and seven crew members were on board. [E3] Authorities have not confirmed any casualties, and it was not immediately clear how badly the aircraft was damaged. [E6][E12]

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E1 ↩ aljazeera.com Nigeria has launched a search-and-rescue operation after a military aircraft carrying 32 people crashed in Ondo state in the country’s southwest. 2026-10-05

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Excerpt: "Nigeria has launched a search-and-rescue operation after a military aircraft carrying 32 people crashed in Ondo state in the country’s southwest."
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E2 ↩ aljazeera.com The wreckage of the aircraft has been located near the naval base in Igbokoda, Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo said on Monday. 2026-10-05

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Excerpt: "The wreckage of the aircraft has been located near the naval base in Igbokoda, Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo said on Monday."
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E3 ↩ aljazeera.com He added that preliminary information indicated that 25 passengers and seven crew members were on board. 2026-10-05

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Excerpt: "He added that preliminary information indicated that 25 passengers and seven crew members were on board."
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E4 ↩ aljazeera.com Air traffic controllers lost contact with the aircraft at 09:13 local time (0813 GMT). 2026-10-05

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Excerpt: "Air traffic controllers lost contact with the aircraft at 09:13 local time (0813 GMT)."
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E5 ↩ aljazeera.com The Nigerian air force said the plane was an ATR-42 that had been travelling to Lagos on a routine flight. 2026-10-05

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Excerpt: "The Nigerian air force said the plane was an ATR-42 that had been travelling to Lagos on a routine flight."
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E6 ↩ aljazeera.com Authorities have not yet confirmed any casualties, and it was not immediately clear how badly the aircraft was damaged. 2026-10-05

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Excerpt: "Authorities have not yet confirmed any casualties, and it was not immediately clear how badly the aircraft was damaged."
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E7 ↩ punchng.com The Nigerian Air Force has confirmed that the aircraft which crashed in the Igbokoda area of Ondo State on Monday belonged to the service, as search and rescue operations continued. 2026-10-05

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Excerpt: "The Nigerian Air Force has confirmed that the aircraft which crashed in the Igbokoda area of Ondo State on Monday belonged to the service, as search and rescue operations continued."
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E8 ↩ punchng.com The Air Force said the ATR-42 aircraft was on a routine mission from Benin, Edo State, to Lagos when the accident occurred on October 5, 2026. 2026-10-05

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Excerpt: "The Air Force said the ATR-42 aircraft was on a routine mission from Benin, Edo State, to Lagos when the accident occurred on October 5, 2026."
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E9 ↩ punchng.com “The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has activated an immediate Search and Rescue operation following an ATR-42 aircraft accident in the Igbokoda area of Ondo State on 5 October 2026,” the statement read. 2026-10-05

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Excerpt: "“The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has activated an immediate Search and Rescue operation following an ATR-42 aircraft accident in the Igbokoda area of Ondo State on 5 October 2026,” the statement read."
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E10 ↩ punchng.com “I regret to inform the general public that Air Traffic Controllers have informed me of the disappearance of a military aircraft with tail number NGR 931, en route enroute Lagos from Benin at 0913 hours earlier today. All efforts to raise the aircraft on radio proved abortive,” Keyamo said. 2026-10-05

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Excerpt: "“I regret to inform the general public that Air Traffic Controllers have informed me of the disappearance of a military aircraft with tail number NGR 931, en route enroute Lagos from Benin at 0913 hours earlier today. All efforts to raise the aircraft on radio proved abortive,” Keyamo said."
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E11 ↩ punchng.com “Subsequently, information, however, confirmed that the military aircraft had crashed close to the Naval Base in Igbokoda, Ondo State. The wreckage has been located, and search and rescue operations are ongoing,” he said. 2026-10-05

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Excerpt: "“Subsequently, information, however, confirmed that the military aircraft had crashed close to the Naval Base in Igbokoda, Ondo State. The wreckage has been located, and search and rescue operations are ongoing,” he said."
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E12 ↩ punchng.com The Air Force did not disclose the number of casualties or provide details about the condition of those on board in its statement. 2026-10-05

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Excerpt: "The Air Force did not disclose the number of casualties or provide details about the condition of those on board in its statement."
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Source: https://punchng.com/naf-confirms-crashed-military-aircraft-in-ondo/
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