PANDEF mourns victims of Ondo Air Force crash, seeks probe

By Henry Umoru
ABUJA — The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), the apex socio-political body of the South-South geopolitical zone, has mourned the victims of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) aircraft crash in the Igbokoda area of Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State.
PANDEF also called for a thorough and comprehensive investigation to determine the circumstances that may have contributed to the crash and similar aviation tragedies.
In a statement issued on Thursday and signed by its National Chairman, Ambassador Godknows Igali, the forum said the people of the South-South received the news of the crash with “deep shock and pain.”
The aircraft crashed on Monday, October 5, 2026, in th...