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A Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 transport aircraft was conducting a routine flight between Benin and Lagos when it crashed in Ondo State.
A Nigerian Air Force transport plane with 32 people on board crashed on Monday in the southwest of the country, Nigeria's Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo said on Monday evening.
"According to preliminary information, there were 25 passengers and seven crew members on board," said Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo on website X.
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu later confirmed that none of the people on board the plane survived.
According to the military, the crashed machine was an ATR-42. It is unclear how much damage was done in the crash, the Associated Press reported.
The plane was flying from Benin to Nigeria's largest city, Lagos, and crashed near the naval base in Ondo State, said the Minister of Aviation.
The wreck was later located near the coastal town of Igbokoda, where rescue teams were dispatched.
This is one of the biggest disasters of Nigerian military aviation in recent years, commented Reuters.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Nigerian authorities will launch an official investigation into the causes of the ATR-42 plane crash
Very likely · Within days

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