Crash: Tinubu declares three-day mourning for Air Force personnel

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru
President Bola Tinubu has declared a three-day national mourning for Air Force personnel who died in the crash of a military plane on Monday.
He also directed that flags should be flown at half-mast throughout the country as a mark of respect to the officers.
President Tinubu had earlier expressed profound sadness over the crash of the Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 jet.
The accident occurred near a naval base in the Igbokoda area of Ondo State.
A statement by the presidential spokesman, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, said the aircraft, carrying 25 passengers and seven crew members, was on a routine mission from Benin to Lagos when it crashed.
“This is a painful moment fo...