{
  "id": 12549159,
  "title": "Tinubu: Monday’s Loss of Brave NAF Men and Women, a Painful Moment for Nigeria",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/tinubu-mondays-loss-of-brave-naf-men-and-women-a-painful-moment-for",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T04:35:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/10/07/tinubu-mondays-loss-of-brave-naf-men-and-women-a-painful-moment-for-nigeria/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nigerian President Bola Tinubu mourned the loss of 32 Nigerian Air Force personnel who perished in a plane crash near Igbokoda, Ondo State, describing it as a painful moment for the armed forces and the nation. The plane, an ATR-42, crashed near a naval base, apparently after the pilots diverted it away from a densely populated community to prevent further fatalities. Vice President Kashim Shettima echoed Tinubu's sentiments, reaffirming the national mourning, the declaration of three days of national mourning, and the flying of flags at half-mast. Shettima also commended the Nigerian Air Force for their immediate search and rescue efforts. Ondo State Government deployed specialized equipment to aid in the recovery of the aircraft wreckage, which sank deep into the swamp.",
  "summary": "• Shettima, Atiku, northern govs, conference of speakers, Makinde-Daura Campaign, NEMA, NGF, ADC, CAN mourn •Senate suspends national security summit to honour deceased Deji Elumoye, Chuks Okocha, Olawale Ajimotokan, Sunday",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}