The Senate has postponed its two-day National Security Summit scheduled for October 12 and 13, 2026, in honour of the victims of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) ATR-42 aircraft crash in Ondo State.

The upper chamber announced the postponement on Tuesday following the crash in Igbokoda, headquarters of Ilaje Local Government Area of the state, which claimed the lives of officers and crew members on board.

The Senate Leader and Chairman of the Senate Ad-hoc Committee on the National Security Summit, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, disclosed the decision in a statement.

Bamidele said the committee had concluded preparations for the summit after completing zonal public hearings but decided to defer the event in view of the tragedy.

The summit was convened to review Nigeria’s persistent security challenges and develop practical measures to strengthen the protection of lives and property across the country.

President Bola Tinubu had earlier declared three days of national mourning for the victims and directed that national flags be flown at half-mast nationwide.

The Senate expressed condolences to the President, the Nigerian Armed Forces, particularly the NAF, and the families of the officers and crew members who died in the crash.

The chamber said a new date for the summit would be announced in due course and urged stakeholders to bear with it during the period of national mourning.