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Nigerian Air Force Plane Crash Kills 32, President Says

A military plane crashed in Nigeria on Monday, killing at least 32 people, according to Nigerian President Bola Tinubu.

The plane was en route to Lagos, Nigeria’s financial capital, when it crashed in the Igbokoda area.

A massive search and rescue operation was immediately launched in Ondo State in southwestern Nigeria, according to the country’s aviation minister, Festus Keyamo.

Hours later, President Tinubu confirmed that 25 passengers and seven crew members had died in the crash.

The plane belonged to the Nigerian Air Force and crashed near a naval base.

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