{
  "id": 12346259,
  "title": "Ondo air crash: DHQ orders probe as rescue operations continue",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/ondo-air-crash-dhq-orders-probe-as-rescue-operations-continue-12346259",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T09:42:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/ondo-air-crash-dhq-orders-probe-as-rescue-operations-continue/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has ordered an investigation into the crash of a Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 aircraft near the Naval Base in Igbokoda, Ondo State, as rescue operations continue. The aircraft, on a routine mission from Benin City to Lagos, carried military personnel and some family members. The incident, which occurred near the Naval Base in Igbokoda, has thrown the military community into mourning, with the Defence Headquarters describing the mishap as a painful loss to the Armed Forces and the nation. The investigation is being conducted in compliance with the directive of the Commander-in-Chief, President Bola Tinubu, to establish the cause of the accident.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "FULL LIST: NAF names 25 victims of Ondo aircraft crash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/full-list-naf-names-25-victims-of-ondo-aircraft-crash",
        "published": "2026-10-06T09:00:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Nairametrics",
        "title": "Nigerian Air Force releases names of 25 people killed in Ondo crash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/nigerian-air-force-releases-names-of-25-people-killed-in-ondo-crash",
        "published": "2026-10-06T09:42:39.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}