Igbokoda, Nigeria, Oct 6, 2026 (AFP) - Villagers recount deadly Nigeria plane crash

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2026-10-06

Shocked locals in a remote coastal fishing village in southwestern Nigeria on Tuesday recounted hearing a deafening thunderous sound when a Nigerian Air Force plane crashed into swampy waters killing all 25 people aboard. In one of the country's deadliest air disasters in recent years, 25 people were killed when the ATR-42 twin-engine turboprop went down in a swampy area near a naval base in Ondo state. Initially officials gave a death toll of 32......

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