A Nigerian Air Force aircraft crashed in southwestern Ondo state on Monday, killing all 25 people on board, according to the military.
The ATR-42 aircraft was travelling from Benin City to Lagos on a routine mission when air traffic controllers lost contact with it at 0813 GMT. The wreckage was later found near the coastal town of Igbokoda, where search and rescue teams were sent to the site.
The Air Force said the aircraft was carrying five crew members and 20 passengers. There were no survivors.
The confirmed death toll was lower than the 32 initially reported by Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo on Monday.
President Bola Tinubu has ordered an investigation into the crash and declared three days of national mourning.
The accident is among Nigeria’s deadliest aviation disasters in recent years.
