https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/nigerian-military-aircraft-crashes-killing-32Continuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/nigerian-military-aircraft-crashes-killing-32https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/nigerian-military-aircraft-crashes-killing-32#u110409Thu, 08 Oct 2026 10:35:59 +0000A Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 transport aircraft crashed on Monday in a swampy creek in southwestern Ondo state, killing all 32 people on board. The flight was traveling from Benin City to Lagos on a routine mission when air traffic controllers lost contact and the plane vanished from radar shortly after takeoff. President Bola Tinubu confirmed there were no survivors and declared three days of national mourning, while ordering an immediate military investigation into the disaster.Why it mattersThe crash ranks among the deadliest air disasters in Nigeria in recent years, prompting rescue operati