Nigeria Military Aircraft Crashes En Route To Lagos, All 32 Aboard Killed
by Deutsche Welle · abp LiveRescue teams searched the crash site after the military aircraft went down in southern Nigeria. All 32 people on the plane are confirmed to have died.
Written By : Deutsche Welle | Updated at : 05 Oct 2026 11:21 PM (IST)
A military aircraft carrying 32 people crashed in southern Nigeria, killing everyone aboard, officials said.
Source : DW
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- A military aircraft crashed in southern Nigeria on Monday.
- President Tinubu confirmed all 32 on board died.
- Aircraft disappeared from radar during routine mission to Lagos.
Edited by: Wesley Dockery
A military aircraft carrying 25 passengers and seven crew members crashed in southern Nigeria, authorities said on Monday.
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu later said all 32 people on the plane had died in the crash.
The aircraft was on a routine mission to Lagos, Nigeria's economic hub, when it crashed in the Igbokoda area of Ondo state, Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo said in a statement.
Wreckage located
Keyamo said the aircraft disappeared from radar at around 9 a.m. local time (7:00 a.m. GMT) and was later found to have crashed about halfway through its journey from Edo state to Lagos.
He said the wreckage had been located near a naval base.
The Nigerian Air Force identified the aircraft as an ATR-42 and said an immediate search and rescue operation had been launched.
A video circulating on social media showed a small crowd gathered near a river as rescuers searched the area by boat.
Locals told AP news agency about what they had heard and seen.
"The plane cleared some trees. We found some body parts, some clothes and shoes," one of the locals said.
(Disclaimer: This report first appeared on Deutsche Welle, and has been republished on ABP Live as part of a special arrangement. Apart from the headline, no changes have been made in the report by ABP Live.)
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Published at : 05 Oct 2026 11:21 PM (IST)
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