# Nigeria mourns victims of military plane crash

https://mins.news/en/item/89048

- CGTN, 2026-10-06 16:32 UTC
- World
- Original: https://newsaf.cgtn.com/news/2026-10-07/Nigeria-mourns-victims-of-military-plane-crash-1R1nCIUQWA0/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> President Bola Tinubu declared three days of national mourning after a Nigerian military ATR-42 crashed near Igbokoda in Ondo State during a routine mission from Benin City to Lagos, killing all 32 people aboard. He ordered flags flown at half-mast and a thorough Air Force investigation into the cause.

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