拉各斯，10月16日 - 在尼日利亚空军一架飞机坠毁导致机上25人全部遇难已过去一周多，家属表示他们仍在等待答案，因为军方团队正在沼泽地形中寻找残骸和人体遗骸。
LAGOS, Oct 16 - More than a week after a Nigerian Air Force plane crash killed all 25 people on board, families say they are still waiting for answers as military teams search for wreckage and human remains in swampy terrain.
总统博拉·蒂努布已下令对10月5日的坠机事件进行调查，但亲属表示他们几乎没有收到关于事故原因的信息，也不知道遗骸是否已被识别或救援工作进展如何。
President Bola Tinubu has ordered an investigation into the October 5 crash, but relatives say they have received little information about what caused it, whether remains have been identified or how recovery efforts are progressing.
尼日利亚空军（NAF）称，该飞机当时正从贝宁城执行飞往拉各斯的例行任务时，在尼日利亚西南部偏远地区失去雷达联络后坠毁。目前尚未公布事故原因。机上载有19名军事人员和6名平民。
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said the aircraft was on a routine mission from Benin City to Lagos when it crashed in a remote area of southwest Nigeria after losing radar contact. It has not disclosed the cause. The flight was carrying 19 military personnel and six civilians.
对于居住在伦敦的软件开发者维克托·阿尼伊来说，这种不确定性加深了他失去姐姐埃斯特·阿尼伊（尼日利亚空军中士）的痛苦。
For London-based software developer Victor Anii, the uncertainty has compounded the grief of losing his older sister, Esther Anii, a sergeant in the Nigerian Air Force.
10月5日早上醒来时，他收到了埃斯特发来的消息，请他汇款以支付从贝宁城到拉各斯的巴士车程费用。她告诉他，该团队本来是从阿布贾出发的，但因飞机故障在贝宁城停留。她厌倦了等待，正考虑改乘公路继续前行。
When he woke on October 5, he found a message from Esther asking him to send money for a bus journey from Benin City to Lagos. She told him the group had flown from Abuja but stopped in Benin City because of a fault with the aircraft. Tired of waiting, she was considering continuing the journey by road.
几小时后，传出消息称一架在两城市之间飞行的尼日利亚空军飞机坠毁。
Hours later, news broke that an NAF aircraft flying between the two cities had crashed.
他说：“我们不知道发生了什么。我们只知道联系不上她，她丈夫也联系不上飞机上的一些朋友。”
"We didn't know what was going on. We just knew we couldn't reach her, and her husband couldn't reach some of his friends on the flight," he said.
直到第二天，当空军公布了机上人员名单时，家人才得知埃斯特也在那些遇难者之中。
It was not until the following day, when the Air Force published a list of those on board, that the family learned Esther had been among those killed.
等待答案：因认为当局沟通不力而感到沮丧，阿尼伊在网上发布了一段视频，批评空军在坠机后对家属的处理方式。
WAITING FOR ANSWERS Frustrated by what he saw as poor communication from the authorities, Anii posted a video online criticising the Air Force's handling of families after the crash.
两天后，他说，一名尼日利亚空军指挥官带着两个信封前往他父母在阿布贾的家中探访。一个信封里装着慰问信。家人没有打开第二个信封，因为他们怀疑里面装的是现金。“无论其中有什么，都不足以减轻我家人的痛苦，”他说。
Two days later, he said, an NAF commander visited his parents' home in Abuja carrying two envelopes. One contained a condolence letter. The family did not open the second because they suspected it contained cash. "Whatever that is in it is not enough to take away the pain of my family," he said.
被问及对亲属的支持以及寻找遗骸的努力时，NAF发言人Ehimen Ejodame将路透社引用至空军的声明，该声明称其已承诺向家属提供支持，并加强了搜索和救援行动。他未回应有关提供金钱的指控。
Asked about support for relatives and efforts to identify remains, NAF spokesperson Ehimen Ejodame referred Reuters to Air Force statements saying it had pledged support to families and intensified search and recovery operations. He did not address the allegation that money was offered.
Damilola Folorunsho的36岁哥哥Sunday是机上六名平民之一，她说没有人联系过她的家人。
Damilola Folorunsho, whose 36-year-old brother Sunday was among the six civilians on board, said no one had contacted her family.
“自从事故发生以来，我妈妈一直和我住在一起，”她说。她们家住在距伊博科达沼泽坠机现场约200公里（125英里）的地方，不知道他的遗骸是否已被找回，也不知道调查进展到何种程度。NAF未就军用飞机搭载平民是否为标准做法作出回应。
"My mum has been living with me since the incident," she said. The family, who live about 200 km (125 miles) from the Igbokoda swamp crash site, do not know whether his remains have been recovered or how far the investigation has progressed. NAF did not respond to questions about whether it is standard practice for military aircraft to carry civilians.
此次事故是尼日利亚军方航空事故系列中的最新一起，引发了人们对安全和问责制的质疑。对公开报道的事故进行审查显示，在此次最新坠机前的五年里，至少有九起NAF飞机事故导致超过30人死亡。对Anii而言，问责比赔偿更重要。
The crash is the latest in a series of Nigerian military aviation accidents that have raised questions about safety and accountability. A review of publicly reported incidents shows at least nine NAF aircraft accidents had killed more than 30 people in the five years before the latest crash. For Anii, accountability matters more than compensation.
“现在最重要的是要知道发生了什么，并确保此类事件永不再次发生。”路透社
"The most important thing now is to know what happened and ensure it never happens again." REUTERS