Written by Emdee David
A total of 32 people were on board the military aircraft that crashed in Igbokoda, Ondo State, on Monday.
Festus Keyamo, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, disclosed the development in a statement on Monday.
According to him, Air Traffic Controllers had earlier reported the disappearance of the military aircraft, with tail number NGR 931, while it was en route from Benin to Lagos.
According to him, the aircraft disappeared from radar at about 9:13am after efforts to establish radio communication with the crew proved unsuccessful.
Keyamo's statement reads, “I regret to inform the general public that Air Traffic Controllers have informed me of the disappearance of a military aircraft with tail number NGR 931, en route to Lagos from Benin at 0913 hours earlier today. All efforts to contact the aircraft by radio proved unsuccessful.
LEADERSHIP newspaper had earlier reported that a military aircraft with 32 people on board has crashed near the Naval Base in Igbokoda, Ondo State, after disappearing from radar while en route from Benin to Lagos on Monday, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has confirmed.
The aircraft, with tail number NGR 931, was reported missing at about 9:13 a.m. after Air Traffic Controllers lost contact with it and efforts to re-establish radio communication proved unsuccessful.
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, in a statement on Monday, said the wreckage of the aircraft had been located close to the naval facility.
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