Military plane crash kills 32 in Nigeria
President Bola Tinubu declares three days of national mourning after the Nigerian Air Force plane crashes in southwestern Ondo state.
A Nigerian Air Force plane crashed on Monday, killing all 32 people on board, President Bola Tinubu announced, declaring three days of national mourning. The single-engine turboprop ATR-42 was on a routine mission from Benin City to Lagos when it crashed near a naval base in southwestern Ondo state shortly after 9am. President Tinubu expressed deepest condolences to the families of the 25 passengers and seven crew members and directed flags to be flown at half-staff across the country. The Air Force pledged to investigate the cause of the crash to prevent future occurrences.
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