Squadron

The Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 aircraft crashed in Igbokoda, Ondo State, with conflicting reports on the number of occupants. The NAF confirmed 25 people aboard, all of whom perished, while Minister Festus Keyamo initially reported 32.

Squadron Leader Ahamefule Man-Ugwueje, who recently married Flight Lieutenant Damilola Adekunle, died in a plane crash involving a Nigerian Air Force aircraft that lost contact during a routine mission from Benin to Lagos, resulting in 25 fatalities.

The Nigerian Air Force confirmed that all 25 individuals aboard its ATR 42 aircraft, NAF 931, died in a crash in Ondo State. Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, expressed condolences and announced an investigation into the incident.