Nigerian Air Force ATR‑42 crashes near Ondo naval base with 32 aboard

A Nigerian Air Force ATR‑42 departed Benin for Lagos and crashed near the naval base in Ondo state.

The aircraft was carrying 32 people, including 25 passengers and 7 crew members, and the wreckage was found in a water‑logged area with floating debris and passenger clothing fragments while a search and rescue operation continued at the site; the incident is described as one of the largest recent military aviation accidents in Nigeria.