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There were 18 [[United Arab Emirates|UAE]] nationals, 1 [[South Sudan]]ese pilot, and 1 Kenyan pilot on board the aircraft.{{Citation needed|date=September 2025}} |
There were 18 [[United Arab Emirates|UAE]] nationals, 1 [[South Sudan]]ese pilot, and 1 Kenyan pilot on board the aircraft.{{Citation needed|date=September 2025}} |
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The [[pilot in command|captain]] of the flight was 52 to 53-year-old Kenyan pilot Michael George Oluoch Nyamodi.{{Citation needed|date=September 2025}} He was an experienced |
The [[pilot in command|captain]] of the flight was 52 to 53-year-old Kenyan pilot Michael George Oluoch Nyamodi.{{Citation needed|date=September 2025}} He was an experienced pilot who previously in high-risk airspaces in [[Sudan]] and [[Chad]]. He was described as highly skilled and respected.<ref name=”Kiambu.tv”>{{cite web |last1=Githinji |first1=Grace |title=Kenyan Government Silent After Pilot Killed in Sudan’s RSF |url=https://kiambu.tv/kenyan-government-silent-after-pilot-killed-in-sudans-rsf-mission/2025/ |website=Kiambu.tv |language=en |date=12 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Tonui |first1=Patricia |title=George Nyamodi: 5 touching photos of Kenyan pilot shot down in Sudan |url=https://www.msn.com/en-xl/africa/kenya/george-nyamodi-5-touching-photos-of-kenyan-pilot-shot-down-in-sudan/ar-AA1EXL0x |website=Tuko |publisher=msn |date=17 May 2025}}</ref> He was born in 1972<ref name=”Daily Nation”/> the brother of [[President of Kenya|Kenyan President]] [[William Ruto]]’s lawyer, Paul Nyamondi.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kenya Pilot George Nyamondi Dies In Sudan After Sudan Army Shot Down His Plane Transporting Dangerous Weapons To RSF Rebels. |url=https://citynews.co.ke/kenya-pilot-george-nyamondi-dies-in-sudan-after-sudan-army-shot-down-his-plane-transporting-dangerous-weapons-to-rsf-rebels/ |website=City News |date=12 May 2025 |access-date=9 September 2025 |archive-date=30 August 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250830071758/https://citynews.co.ke/kenya-pilot-george-nyamondi-dies-in-sudan-after-sudan-army-shot-down-his-plane-transporting-dangerous-weapons-to-rsf-rebels/ |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> |
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The [[co-pilot]] was South Sudanese pilot Samson Ohide.<ref name=”Sudan Tribune”>{{cite web |title=South Sudan warns nationals against involvement in Sudan war after pilot death |url=https://sudantribune.com/article300566/ |website=Sudan Tribune |language=en |date=6 May 2025}}</ref> He was also the secretary general of the South Sudanese Pilots Association as well as a pilot with the [[South Sudan People’s Defence Forces]] (SSPDF).<ref name=”Daily Nation”/><ref name=”Sudan Post”>{{cite web |title=South Sudanese pilot killed in SAF airstrike on RSF-operated airport |url=https://www.sudanspost.com/south-sudanese-pilot-killed-in-saf-airstrike-on-rsf-operated-airport/ |website=Sudans Post |date=5 May 2025}}</ref> |
The [[co-pilot]] was South Sudanese pilot Samson Ohide.<ref name=”Sudan Tribune”>{{cite web |title=South Sudan warns nationals against involvement in Sudan war after pilot death |url=https://sudantribune.com/article300566/ |website=Sudan Tribune |language=en |date=6 May 2025}}</ref> He was also the secretary general of the South Sudanese Pilots Association as well as a pilot with the [[South Sudan People’s Defence Forces]] (SSPDF).<ref name=”Daily Nation”/><ref name=”Sudan Post”>{{cite web |title=South Sudanese pilot killed in SAF airstrike on RSF-operated airport |url=https://www.sudanspost.com/south-sudanese-pilot-killed-in-saf-airstrike-on-rsf-operated-airport/ |website=Sudans Post |date=5 May 2025}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 01:44, 21 September 2025
2025 aircraft shootdown in Sudan
On 3 May 2025, a cargo Boeing 737-290C Advanced operated by IBM Airlines was destroyed at Nyala Airport by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) during the Sudanese civil war. All 20 people on board the aircraft were killed.[1]
IBM Airlines operated the aircraft. A businessman of Somalian origin is solely associated with the airline.[2]
The aircraft involved was a Boeing 737-290C Advanced and the aircraft registration was 5Y-CKD.[citation needed] It was the only aircraft operated by the airline.[1] It was manufactured in 1981, and IBM Airlines acquired the aircraft on 14 March 2024. The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) had banned the aircraft from operating in Kenya for unknown reasons.[2]
Passengers and crew
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There were 18 UAE nationals, 1 South Sudanese pilot, and 1 Kenyan pilot on board the aircraft.[citation needed]
The captain of the flight was 52 to 53-year-old Kenyan pilot Michael George Oluoch Nyamodi.[citation needed] He was an experienced pilot who previously flew in high-risk airspaces in Sudan and Chad. He was described as highly skilled and respected.[3][4] He was born in 1972,[2] and the brother of Kenyan President William Ruto‘s lawyer, Paul Nyamondi.[5]
The co-pilot was South Sudanese pilot Samson Ohide.[6] He was also the secretary general of the South Sudanese Pilots Association as well as a pilot with the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF).[2][7]
The aircraft was suspected of carrying military weapons and supplies to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).[2] Nyala is controlled by the RSF which uses the airport at the city to transport military equipment.[6][7] It was struck by artillery fire.[2] All 20 occupants on board the aircraft were killed in the shootdown.[citation needed]
The incident has been used as evidence that Kenya is supporting the RSF.[8] Sudan’s Vice-president of the Transitional Sovereignty Council Malik Agar had previously sent a letter on 14 March 2025, which accused Kenyan President William Ruto of supporting the RSF.[2][9]
Kenya’s Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs and Kenyan government officials did not make a statement on Captain Nyamodi’s death.[3]
After South Sudanese pilot Ohide was killed in the incident, South Sudanese’s officials issued warnings to citizens to not join the civil war in Sudan. The South Sudan government did not comment on why Ohide flew into a conflict zone.[6] Ohide’s body had not been recovered.[7]
Nyamodi’s body was moved to Chad and then repatriated back to Kenya.[2] His requiem mass was held at St. Francis ACK Church.[citation needed] Kenyan MP Samuel Atandi went to the home of the family of Captain Nyamodi to condole and express sympathy with his death.[10]
