NAF to honour 25 Ondo plane crash victims November 26

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The Nigerian Air Force will hold a memorial service on November 26 for the 25 victims of the October 5 NAF aircraft crash in Igbokoda, Ondo State. Read More:…

The Nigerian Air Force will hold a memorial service and wreath-laying ceremony on November 26 in honour of the 25 people who died in the October 5 crash of its NAF 931 aircraft in Igbokoda, Ondo State.

The ceremony will take place at the National Military Cemetery, Abuja, to enable bereaved families, colleagues, friends and members of the Air Force community to pay their last respects to the victims.

The NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday.

He said the ceremony would provide an opportunity to “honour the memories of the departed and recognise their service and sacrifice”.

The Air Force also confirmed the recovery of the aircraft’s Cockpit Voice Recorder, alongside other wreckage and relevant evidence, from the crash site.

According to the statement, data retrieved from the recorder is being analysed and is expected to contribute to the ongoing investigation into the circumstances surrounding the accident.

“The investigation is progressing steadily in collaboration with the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) and the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA),” the statement said.

The NAF said recovery operations had yielded several human remains and aircraft fragments, while the identification of the recovered remains was ongoing.

It attributed the difficulty of the operation to the swampy nature of the terrain and the depth to which some parts of the wreckage had penetrated the ground.

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