Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has ordered the immediate mobilisation of state emergency and health agencies to support search and rescue operations following the crash of a Nigerian Air Force aircraft in Igbokoda, Ilaje Local Government Area. The aircraft, an ATR-42 with tail number NGR 931, crashed in a swampy area opposite the Naval Base in the early hours of Monday while on a routine mission from Benin to Lagos. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, disclosed that 25 passengers and seven crew members were on board, totalling 32 persons. The Nigerian Air Force Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, confirmed the incident, and search and rescue operations continued at the crash site.
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