Burkina Faso releases 11 Nigerian military officers, aircraft after emergency landing

[NigerianEye - Nigeria] - 10/12/2025
Burkina Faso has freed 11 Nigerian military personnel who were detained following the unscheduled landing of a Nigerian Air Force C-130 aircraft at Bobo-Dioulasso airfield, a move Ouagadougou authorities described as unauthorised. The group, consisting of two crew members and nine passengers, was held for questioning amid suspicions that the flight might be connected to the recent failed coup in Benin Republic. They have since been cleared of any wrongdoing and returned safely to Nigeria. While Nigerian authorities maintained that the aircraft made a technical emergency landing on its way (…)
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