The identity of the helicopter and the people on board have yet to be ascertained as of the time of this report. The post UPDATED: Nigerian military aircraft crashes in Ondo appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .

He said the Air Force has activated an immediate search and rescue operation following the crash. The post Crashed aircraft travelling from Benin to Lagos – NAF appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .

PREMIUM TIMES reported the crash on Monday morning, with the Nigerian Air Force saying the aircraft was travelling on a routine mission from Benin to Lagos. The post 32 people on board crashed Nigerian military aircraft – Aviation Minister appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .

Rescue teams are searching the crash site after the military aircraft went down in southern Nigeria. The fate of those onboard remains unclear.

A military aircraft carrying 25 passengers and seven crew members crashed in Nigeria’s southwestern Ondo state on Monday, with search and rescue operations underway, Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo said.

Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo confirms a military aircraft with 32 people on board has crashed near the Naval Base in Igbokoda, Ondo State. Read More: https://punchng.com/updated-military-aircraft-crashed-near-ondo-naval-base-32-on-board-keyamo/

The Nigerian Air Force has confirmed that its ATR-42 aircraft crashed in the Igbokoda area of Ondo State while on a routine mission from Benin to Lagos. Read More: https://punchng.com/naf-confirms-crashed-military-aircraft-in-ondo/

A Nigerian ​military plane flying from Benin City ‌to Lagos crashed on Monday in southwestern Ondo state, killing 25 passengers and seven crew ​members.