NAF sets up 12-member board to probe ATR 42 crash in Ondo

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said it had intensified efforts successful enactment of ongoing hunt and betterment operations pursuing the tragic mishap involving its ATR 42 aircraft, NAF 931, astatine Igbokoda, Ondo State, connected 5 October 2026.

In a statement, the Director of Public Relations and Information astatine NAF Headquarters, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, said the work had convened a specializer Aircraft Accident Investigation Board to found the circumstances surrounding the accident, find its causes and urge measures to forestall a recurrence.

He said that, successful furtherance of this commitment, the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, had directed sustained hunt and betterment efforts alongside a broad probe into the accident.

“Air Vice Marshal E.O.E. Ebiowe, Head of the Investigation and Recovery Team, is coordinating the wider response, portion Air Vice Marshal F.O. Ankeli serves arsenic President of the Aircraft Accident Investigation Board. This statement ensures a coordinated attack to betterment operations alongside a structured, specializer probe into the circumstances of the accident,” the connection said.