Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has confirmed the crash of a military aircraft near the Naval Base in Igbokoda, Ondo State. Keyamo disclosed this in a statement posted on his X account on Monday, saying the aircraft, with tail number NGR 931, was en route from……
Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has confirmed the crash of a military aircraft near the Naval Base in Igbokoda, Ondo State.
Keyamo disclosed this in a statement posted on his X account on Monday, saying the aircraft, with tail number NGR 931, was en route from Benin to Lagos when air traffic controllers lost contact with it at about 9:13 a.m.
According to the minister, all efforts to establish radio contact with the aircraft initially proved unsuccessful before information later confirmed that it had crashed close to the Naval Base in Igbokoda.
He said the wreckage had been located, while search and rescue operations were ongoing.
“Preliminary information suggests that there were 25 passengers and 7 crew members on board,” Keyamo said.
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The minister noted that the control and regulation of military aircraft fall outside the authority of the Ministry of Aviation and the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority.
He, however, said he had spoken with the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, and pledged the ministry’s “total cooperation and assistance” in the ongoing search and rescue efforts.
Keyamo said further information on the incident would be made available subsequently.
Military Aircraft Crashes In Ondo, 32 People Reportedly On Board
