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Nigerian military plane carrying 32 crashes in southwest Nigeria
October 5, 2026 at 06:36 PM
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4 reports · 3 in Arabic, 1 in English
يواليوم السابع
تحطم طائرة عسكرية في جنوب نيجيريا على متنها 32 شخصاً
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AJAl Jazeera English
Nigeria launches rescue after military plane crashes with 32 aboard
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SNSky News Arabia
فيديو.. 32 قتيلا في تحطم طائرة عسكرية نيجيرية
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فيديو.. تحطم طائرة عسكرية نيجيرية تقل 32 شخصا
(opens the publisher’s site)A Nigerian air force aircraft carrying 32 people has crashed in Ondo state, prompting an ongoing search-and-rescue operation.
- The ATR-42, carrying 25 passengers and seven crew, crashed on Monday in Igbokoda, Ondo state, while flying from Benin to Lagos.
- Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo said the wreckage was located near the naval base in Igbokoda and that search-and-rescue operations are ongoing.
- Air traffic controllers lost radio contact with the aircraft at 09:13 local time, and repeated attempts to reach it failed.
- Nigeria's president confirmed that all 32 people on board were killed in the crash.