Senate probes NAF Aircraft Maintenance after 25 killed in Ondo crash

The Senate has resolved to analyse budgetary provisions for the attraction of Nigerian Air Force, NAF, craft pursuing a clang successful Igbokoda, Ondo State, that claimed 25 lives.

The solution followed a question moved by the Chairman of the Senate Committee connected Air Force, Senator Osita Ngwu, connected recurring subject craft accidents and the request to fortify aviation safety.

Presenting the question during plenary connected Tuesday, Ngwu said the NAF ATR-42 aircraft, identified successful archetypal reports by its process fig arsenic NGR 931, crashed adjacent the Naval Base successful Igbokoda, Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, connected October 5, 2026, portion connected a regular ngo from Benin City to Lagos.

Ngwu expressed interest that recurring subject craft crashes had resulted successful the nonaccomplishment of lives, raising questions astir craft maintenance, ageing fleets and compliance with information standards.

He said the operational readiness and airworthiness of subject craft were captious to nationalist security, quality gathering and defence.

The lawmaker warned that nonaccomplishment to behaviour a transparent probe into the clang could undermine efforts to forestall akin tragedies.

Consequently, the Senate urged the Fed...