Nigerian President Bola Tinubu said all 32 people aboard a military aircraft that crashed in southern Nigeria had died. Deutsche Welle reported that the aircraft, carrying 25 passengers and seven crew members, was on a routine mission to Lagos.
Aircraft disappeared from radar
Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo said the aircraft disappeared from radar at about 9 a.m. local time, or 7 a.m. GMT. It crashed around halfway through its journey from Edo state to Lagos, and wreckage was later found near a naval base, he said.
The Nigerian Air Force identified the aircraft as an ATR-42 and said an immediate search-and-rescue operation had begun.
Rescuers searched near a river
Deutsche Welle reported that video circulating on social media showed people gathered near a river as rescuers searched by boat. A local resident told the Associated Press that people found body parts, clothes and shoes.
Source: DW.
