Nigeria, Oct. 13 -- One week after the crash of a Nigerian Air Force aircraft, divers and rescue teams have intensified their search for the black box and the bodies of the victims of the accident.

The ill-fated ATR-42 aircraft plunged into a swamp in Igbokoda, headquarters of Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State on 5 October, killing all 25 people on board.

The week-long search for the bodies of the victims and the wreckage, which began immediately after the accident occurred, has resulted in the filtering out of their torn pieces, making identification very difficult.

The operation has also recovered broken parts of the plane.

When PREMIUM TIMES visited the site on Monday, rescuers were still digging deep into the muddy waters ...