{
  "id": 12430281,
  "title": "Otti mourns victims of Ondo air crash",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/otti-mourns-victims-of-ondo-air-crash-12430281",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T17:40:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/otti-mourns-victims-of-ondo-air-crash/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has expressed sadness over the death of an Abia-born pilot and 24 others in the Nigerian Air Force aircraft crash in Ondo. Read More: https://punchng.com/otti-mourns-victims-of-ondo-air-crash/",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Ondo air crash: NAF opens condolence register in Abuja",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/ondo-air-crash-naf-opens-condolence-register-in-abuja",
        "published": "2026-10-06T14:50:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "NAF opens condolence register for victims of aircraft crash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/naf-opens-condolence-register-for-victims-of-aircraft-crash",
        "published": "2026-10-06T15:46:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "Ondo Crash: ADC demands audit of defence, maintenance budget",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/ondo-crash-adc-demands-audit-of-defence-maintenance-budget",
        "published": "2026-10-06T17:01:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ripples Nigeria",
        "title": "CAN demands transparent probe into fatal NAF aircraft crash in Ondo",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/can-demands-transparent-probe-into-fatal-naf-aircraft-crash-in-ondo",
        "published": "2026-10-06T18:01:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "Otti mourns Abia-born Squadron Leader Man-Ugwueje, commiserates with FG over plane crash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/otti-mourns-abia-born-squadron-leader-man-ugwueje-commiserates-with",
        "published": "2026-10-06T20:08:46.000Z"
      }
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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."
}