Technical problem, not weather, may have caused Ondo aircraft crash  —  Gov Aiyedatiwa

Vanguard News | 06-10-2026 06:18am |

Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has attributed the Nigerian Air Force aircraft crash in Igbokoda to a possible technical or mechanical fault, rather than bad weather. The ATR-42 aircraft was on a routine mission from Benin to Lagos when it crashed in a swampy area opposite the Naval Base in Igbokoda. The Nigerian Air Force has initiated a search-and-rescue operation. Aiyedatiwa made these remarks during an interview on Channels Television's Politics Today.

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