President Bola Tinubu has expressed profound sadness over the crash on Monday morning of a Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 jet near a naval base in the Igbokoda area of Ondo State.
According to a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the aircraft was on a routine mission from Benin to Lagos when the accident occurred.
The President extended his deepest condolences to the families of the 25 passengers and seven crew members involved in the crash, the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, and all officers, airmen and airwomen of the Nigerian Air Force.
“The Chief of Air Staff has briefed me, and I have directed the Nigerian Air Force to immediately commence a thorough investigation into the cause of the crash to prevent future occurrences.
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