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Health concerns are mounting in Igbokoda, Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, following complaints of a strong stench and fears that the river serving the coastal community may have been contaminated by the Nigerian Air Force aircraft crash, prompting Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa to order extensive fumigation and preparations for alternative potable water supply.

Specialist divers from the Nigerian Navy and the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) have recovered components of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) ATR 42-500 aircraft that crashed at Igbokoda, Ondo State, as investigators intensify efforts to determine the cause of the accident.

Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, ordered the sustained recovery operation and a comprehensive investigation as the military seeks to establish the operational, technical, environmental and human circumstances surrounding the tragedy.

The operation, carried out by the Air Component of the Joint Task Force, North East, Operation HADIN KAI, targeted Badu Village, south of Gudumbali in Guzamala Local Government Area, on Saturday, October 10, 2026.

Aneke, who visited the scene of the accident, expressed profound condolences to the families of the personnel and passengers who lost their lives, paying tribute to their service, sacrifice and commitment to the nation.

What would have been the second military air disaster in a row has been averted as some farmers scampered to safety, following an emergency landing of a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Helicopter making an emergency landing in one of the farms in Makurdi metropolis on Wednesday.

Engr. Emem Coffie, the 2023 governorship candidate of the Accord Party in Akwa Ibom State, has called for a thorough investigation into the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) aircraft crash in Ondo State, urging the Federal Government to compensate the families of the victims adequately.

Man-Ugwueje had married Flight Lieutenant Damilola Adekunle on September 19, 2026, in Abuja. Barely two weeks later, he was dead.

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has confirmed the death of all 25 persons aboard its ATR 42 aircraft, NAF 931, which crashed in the Igbokoda area of Ondo State.

President Bola Tinubu has declared a three-day national mourning for Air Force personnel who lost their lives in Monday’s military aircraft crash in Ondo State.