Tinubu orders probe into Ondo military Air Force crash

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has issued an order for the Nigerian Air Force to conduct an immediate investigation into the cause of a military aircraft crash in the Igbokoda area of Ondo State. According to the statement released by Tinubu's Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, a Nigerian Air Force helicopter crashed while on a routine mission from Benin to Lagos, resulting in the death of 32 people including 25 passengers and seven crew members.

Tinubu expressed his deepest condolences to the families of the victims and to the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, as well as to the officers, airmen and airwomen of the Nigerian Air Force. He emphasized that this is a painful moment for the Armed Forces and the entire nation, and praised the Air Force personnel for their daily sacrifices in securing Nigeria.

Tinubu also commended the Nigerian Air Force for activating a search and rescue operation following the accident and prayed for the repose of the souls of the victims.