By Admin
President Bola Tinubu has declared three days of national mourning for the 32 Nigerian Air Force personnel who died in a plane crash in Ondo State.
The ATR-42 aircraft belonging to the Nigerian Airforce, which was en route to Benin in Edo State from Lagos, crashed in the Igbokoda axis of the state while carrying 32 personnel.
As at the time of filling this report, no survivor has been found yet.
The President has therefore directed a three-day national mourning for the deceased.
He declared that national flags be flown at half-mast across the country as a mark of respect for the deceased officers.
Describing the incident as a painful moment for the Armed Forces and the country, Tinubu said the sacrifices of Air Force personnel who put their lives on the line to secure Nigeria would not be forgotten.
Meanwhile, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State said no survivor has been found yet.
The governor said that residents, emergency responders and security personnel searched the crash site but have yet to find anyone alive.
“No survivors yet from the information I’ve gotten from the people in there. I’ve not been able to speak to the Naval captain who is leading the base, but my security advisor got in contact with the Amotekun leader in the local government and the local government chairman. From all indications, there are no survivors yet that we can record”. Aiyedatiwa said
