Tinubu declare three-day mourning for victims of Nigeria military aircraft crash

Nigeria President Bola Tinubu don declare three days of national mourning afta military aircraft crash for southern Ondo State, wey kill 32 pipo. E also express im sadness ova di incident.

Authorities say di plane bin dey on routine mission from Benin City to Lagos wen e crash near di naval base on Monday morning.

Oga Tinubu offer im deepest condolences to di 25 passengers and seven crew members wey dey board di plane as im order full investigation.

According to statement by Bayo Onanuga wey be presidential tok-tok pesin, Presido Tinubu describe di plane crash as veri painful and pray for di victims as well as dia families.

President Tinubu also give order make national flags fly at half-mast across di kontri as mark of respect for di pipo wey die.

"Dis na is painful moment for our Armed Forces and for di entire nation," Tinubu tok.

"Our Air Force personnel put dia lives on di line evri day to secure Nigeria. We no go forget dia sacrifice" im add.

Di team include representatives of di Ondo State Governor, Dr. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, wey Senior Special Assistant to di Govnor on Emergency Response and Safety Enforcement, Wellington Oriade Adebawo dey lead.

Dem visit di reported crash location on Monday, October 5, 2026, to assess di situation and support efforts to locate di pipo wey bin dey di aircraft.

Oda members of di team include officials of di Ondo State Emergency Management Agency (ODSEMA), di National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), representative of di Nigerian Red Cross Society and oda pipo.

Di Nigerian Navy officers, start assessment and search efforts. Tori be say dem find di aircraft wey dey under water wey make access to di wreckage and di occupants dey challenging.

"Di state govment don consequently intensified coordination wit relevant federal agencies and oda stakeholders involved for di operation, wit efforts focused on locating di aircraft, and recovering di occupants." Di state govment tok.

Dem go continue search and rescue on Tuesday