Otti mourns victims of Ondo air crash

Abia State Governor Alex Otti has expressed profound sorrow over the loss of Squadron Leader Ahamefule Aham Man-Ugwueje, an Abia-born pilot, among the 25 fatalities in a Nigerian Air Force aircraft crash in Ondo State. The ATR-42 aircraft, NAF 931, crashed on Monday during a routine flight from Benin to Lagos. Otti, in a statement on Tuesday, described the tragic event as both painful and devastating, stating that it has brought immense sorrow to the victims' families, friends, and loved ones, the Nigerian Air Force, and the entire nation.

Particularly heartrending was the news that Man-Ugwueje, who married Flight Lieutenant Damilola Adekunle two weeks prior to the crash in Abuja, perished in the disaster. Otti lamented that the pilot's death occurred just weeks after his wedding, robbing him and his wife of the chance to spend their lives together. The Abia State Governor extended his condolences to the victims' families, the people of Man-Ugwueje's hometown, Umuahia, the Nigerian Air Force, and the Federal Government, praying for the peaceful repose of the victims' souls.