Ondo deploys swamp buggies to recover NAF jet

The Ondo State Government has deployed swamp buggies to assist in recovering the Nigerian Air Force aircraft that crashed in Igbokoda, Ilaje Local Government Area.
The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Banji Ajaka, disclosed this at the crash site in Igbokoda, saying the aircraft had sunk deep into the swamp, making access difficult for rescuers.
Ajaka said the aircraft crashed about 500 metres east of the Nigerian Naval Forward Operating Base in Igbokoda, adding that preliminary accounts indicated the pilots diverted the aircraft away from the community before the crash.
According to him, the aircraft was carrying about 32 people — 25 passengers and seven crew members.
“It is no ...