Residents of Igbokoda in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, recounted hearing a sudden and deafening sound as a Nigerian Air Force aircraft plunged into a swampy area in the community on Monday.

A military aircraft marked NAF931 carrying 25 personnel on routine mission from Benin to Lagos crashed round 11:00 a.m.

The residents who spoke to NAN in separate interviews on Tuesday in Igbokoda, said that the loud bang of the crashed aircraft caused a lot of panic in the community.

They said residents were running in different directions as many misinterpreted the bang to possible war or terrorists attack.

The residents said that most parents ran to their children’s schools to quickly pick them, whiles the incident temporarily crippled commercial activities as shops were closed and streets deserted.

Adesina Alade, a resident said that the loud bang from the crash site caused panic among residents as many were running in different direction for safety.

“When I heard the loud bang, I was scared, thinking that it was a war or terror attack since we have a Naval Base here.

“It took long before I could get myself. I believed the loud bang had killed someone which I don’t know of,” Alade said.

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Mrs Mariam Oluyemi, a resident and market woman, said that the loud bang made her quickly closed her shop and rushed down to her children school to bring them home.

“I closed my shop immediately like other market women too, and the streets were deserted.

“I managed to get to my children school and by the time I got there, many parents were waiting to pick their children too before we later heard that it was a plane crash,” she said.

Another resident, Ahmed Ayanwale, said he was sleeping when he heard the loud bang, saying that the it was like a thunder strike because it was raining.

He added that by time he rushed outside, the streets had been deserted as people were indoors due to fear with commercial activities brought to a halt.

“I later heard it was a plane crash and I rushed down to the crash site to see things for myself,” he said.

Also, Mrs Modesola Aladeyehun said that the incident disrupted commercial activities in Igbokoda and it’s environs, saying that after recovering from the initial shock, residents trooped to the crash site.

“The sight of the crash site was horrible. I cried my heart out yesterday after hearing that 25 souls perished in the crash, I pray to God to cleanse our land,” Aladeyehun said.

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