Nigeria: Ondo Crash – Victims’ Sacrifice Must Be Honoured – Air Force Chief

The Chief of Air Workers, Air Marshal Sunday Aneke, has stated the easiest way to honour the Nigerian Air Force personnel who died within the plane crash in Igbokoda, Ondo State, is to recognise the sacrifice they made within the service of the nation.

Aneke, who visited the crash website on Thursday, described the deceased officers as extremely educated, skilled and clever personnel, saying he personally knew everybody aboard the ailing-fated plane.

“I mainly knew everybody on that flight. I’ve flown on this airplane. My household has flown on this airplane. I do know every of the crew personally. Extremely educated, skilled and clever officers,” he stated.

The Air Chief stated the personnel had devoted their lives to serving and defending the nation, including that their sacrifice needs to be honoured.

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“The perfect we will do is to honour the sacrifice they’ve made, these on board this airplane,” he stated.

Aneke expressed deep sorrow and condolences to the households of the victims on behalf of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, and officers and males of the Nigerian Armed Forces.

He stated the loss was notably painful, stressing that no phrases may adequately ease the grief of households who misplaced their family members.

“It is a very huge loss, and no quantity of phrases we put can convey so-referred to as understanding to those that have misplaced,” he stated.

The Chief of Air Workers assured the bereaved households that the Nigerian Air Force would supply the mandatory assist and be certain that the sacrifices of the deceased personnel weren’t forgotten.

He additionally appealed to the general public to permit specialists to determine the circumstances surrounding the crash fairly than have interaction in hypothesis.