Nigerian military aircraft crashes, killing 32

"The ⁠Chief of Air Staff has ​briefed me, and I have directed the Nigerian air force to immediately commence a thorough investigation into the cause of the crash to prevent ⁠future occurrences," Tinubu said ‌in ​a statement.

The Air Force ATR-42 aircraft was ​on a ‌routine mission from Benin City to Lagos when ​air traffic controllers lost contact with it at 9.13am on Monday, Aviation ​Minister ​Festus Keyamo said. 

The ​accident was one of ‌the deadliest air disasters in Nigeria in recent years.

The wreckage was later located near the coastal town of Igbokoda, where search and ​rescue teams were deployed.

with AP