{
  "id": 12895248,
  "title": "NAF Crash: Deceased personnel were highly trained professionals- Chief of Air Staff",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/naf-crash-deceased-personnel-were-highly-trained-professionals-chief",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T15:22:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/08/naf-crash-deceased-personnel-were-highly-trained-professionals-chief-of-air-staff/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Aneke, has paid tribute to the deceased personnel who perished in the ATR-42 aircraft crash near Igbokoda, Ilaje Local Government, Ondo State. Speaking during his visit to the crash site to oversee recovery operations, Aneke described the victims as highly trained, professional, and intelligent officers.\n\nThe tragic incident occurred on Monday when the Nigerian Air Force aircraft, en route from Benin City to Lagos, crashed near the Naval Base in Igbokoda. All 25 passengers and crew members on board lost their lives in the catastrophe.\n\nAneke emphasized that he had personally known each of the deceased individuals, having flown on their aircraft and being part of their families. He urged the general public to exercise patience while the specialized experts investigate the cause of the crash. \"We've lost people who are fighting for the nation. The best we can do for them is to be a little bit patient and let those who are the specialists get to the bottom of what has happened.\"",
  "summary": "The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Aneke, has described the personnel who died in the Monday crash involving an ATR-42 aircraft in Igbokoda, Ilaje Local Government, Ondo State as highly trained, professional, and intelligent officers. Aneke stated this when he visited the crash site to assess the ongoing recovery efforts of the submerged […] NAF Crash: Deceased personnel were highly…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Ondo crash: Air chief joins recovery team, promises thorough probe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/ondo-crash-air-chief-joins-recovery-team-promises-thorough-probe",
        "published": "2026-10-08T15:28:18.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}