NAF plane crash, national loss – PDP Chieftain, Coffie

A Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party in Akwa Ibom State, Emem Coffie has described the Nigerian Air Force aircraft crash as a national disaster.
He called for a discreet investigation into the incident to ascertain the immediate and remote causes to forestall a reoccurrence.
Recall that a NAF ATR-42 aircraft crashed during a routine support mission from Benin City to Lagos on Monday, October 5, 2026, where 32 persons on board lost their lives.
Air traffic controllers reportedly lost contact with the aircraft at approximately 9:13 a.m.
Commiserating with the Air Force, families of the deceased and Nigerians in general, Coffie, in a statement on Wednesday, noted that the dece...