It’s painful loss to Armed Forces, Nigeria – DHQ condoles families of aircraft crash victims

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has expressed condolences to the families and loved ones of those affected by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) ATR-42 craft clang successful Igbokoda, Ondo State.
The craft crashed adjacent the Naval Base successful Igbokoda connected Monday portion connected a regular formation from Benin City to Lagos.

In a statement, the Director of Defence Information, Major General Samaila Uba, said the craft was carrying subject unit and immoderate members of their families.

The DHQ besides condoled with the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, the Nigerian Air Force and the wider Armed Forces assemblage implicit the incident.

“This is so a achy nonaccomplishment to the full Armed Forces and the federation astatine large. Our unit springiness their each regular to support Nigeria safe. Their courageousness and sacrifices volition ne'er beryllium forgotten,” Uba said.

He said an probe would beryllium conducted to find the origin of th...