Ghana Air Force Offers Condolences After Ondo Crash

The Ghana Air Force extended condolences to the Nigerian Air Force after the tragic crash of an ATR-42 aircraft in Igbokoda, Ondo State, on October 5, 2026, which resulted in the deaths of all 25 individuals on board, including 20 passengers and five crew members. Ghanaian Chief of the Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Eric Agyen-Frempong, conveyed his sympathies in a message to his Nigerian counterpart, Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke.

Agyen-Frempong expressed solidarity with the bereaved families and the Nigerian Air Force, drawing from the Ghana Air Force's own experience with a fatal incident the previous year. The aircraft, with tail number NAF 931, lost contact with air traffic controllers shortly after departing from Benin City en route to Lagos.

Search-and-rescue operations involved personnel from the Nigerian Navy, Marine Police, and Nigerian Air Force. In response to the tragedy, President Bola Tinubu declared three days of national mourning and ordered flags to be flown at half-mast nationwide.

The Nigerian Air Force has initiated an investigation into the accident.