A Nigerian Air Force aircraft crash in Igbokoda, Ondo State, kills 25 people, and no survivors are reported. The crash involves five crew members and 20 passengers, with the bodies found in swamps near the incident site. The Nigerian Air Force and other outlets report that the accident follows a routine flight route.
The NAF says the aircraft was on a routine mission from Benin to Lagos when the crash occurred, and it has released the names of the personnel who died. President Bola Tinubu declares three days of national mourning and conveys condolences to the Chief of Air Staff. In parallel, outlets report that the partner of Flight Lieutenant I.S. Bako, a co-pilot who died in the crash, posts on social media expressing grief and recounting their final conversation.
Across the accounts, the differing emphasis is on the public response from the NAF and the president versus the personal remarks from Bako’s partner, including that Bako told her he was traveling to Abuja without suggesting he would not return.
