A Nigerian Air Force ATR‑42 aircraft crashed on Monday, killing all 25 people on board, officials said.
The aircraft was on a routine mission to Lagos, the country’s economic hub, carrying 20 passengers and five crew members.
The plane disappeared from radar and was later found crashed close to a naval base in the riverside town of Igbokoda in Ondo state.
Nigeria’s Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo had earlier said the aircraft was carrying 32 people, a figure that differs from the 25 reported by the air force. The discrepancy has not yet been clarified.
