# Military helicopter with 32 aboard crashes in southwestern Nigeria

https://mins.news/en/item/86571

- Reuters, 2026-10-05 14:15 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/nigerian-military-helicopter-carrying-32-passengers-crew-members-crashes-2026-10-05/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ac3b0e838d4b900014a085b

> The Nigerian aviation minister reported Monday that a military rotorcraft came down in the country’s southwest, with 25 passengers and seven crew on board.

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