Nigerian Air Force strengthens flight safety checks after Ondo crash
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Leadership
Nigerian Air Force Chief of Staff Air Marshal Sunday Aneke has ordered increased flight safety oversight after an ATR 42-500 crashed in Ondo on 5 October 2026. He called for stronger monitoring of airworthiness, maintenance and procedures, according to the Air Force spokesman.
The Chief of the Nigerian Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Aneke, has ordered stronger flight safety oversight after the crash on 5 October of a military ATR 42-500 registered as NAF 931 in Ondo State. The directive aims to strengthen personnel safety, professional standards and institutional accountability, according to a statement by Air Force spokesman Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, reported by Leadership.
Sunday Aneke issued the instruction on Wednesday 14 October 2026 in Abuja, at a meeting with branch chiefs, operational commanders and senior Nigerian Air Force officials. The ATR 42-500 crash killed 32 people, according to the crash of a military ATR-42 in Nigeria.
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