UPDATED: Tinubu orders probe into Ondo NAF Jet crash, mourns 32 personnel

From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) to conduct a thorough investigation into Monday’s crash of an ATR-42 aircraft near a naval base in Igbokoda, Ondo State.
The President’s directive came as he mourned the 25 passengers and seven crew members involved in the crash, describing the incident as a painful loss to the Armed Forces and the nation.
The aircraft was reportedly on a routine mission from Benin to Lagos when the accident occurred.
In a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Monday, Tinubu said the investigation was necessary to establish the cause of the crash and prevent a...