Nigeria, Oct. 5 -- The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has identified the crashed aircraft on Monday in Igbokoda, Ondo State, as an ATR-42, a twin-engine turboprop aircraft configured for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) operations.

The NAF said the aircraft was on a routine mission from Benin, Edo State, to Lagos when it crashed in a swampy area of the community. It said it immediately activated search and rescue operations in coordination with relevant authorities and emergency response agencies.

"The aircraft was on a routine mission from Benin to Lagos when the accident occurred," said Ehimen Ejodam, the NAF director of Public Relations and Information.

The Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, later disclosed that 32 pe...