US EditionNigerian air force plane’s emergency landing puts Burkina Faso defense forces on high alert
The Alliance of Sahel States declared the aircraft's entry unauthorized and placed air defenses on maximum alert amid heightened regional tensions, detaining 11 Nigerian officers.
- A Nigerian Air Force plane made an emergency landing in Burkina Faso due to a technical issue while en route to Portugal.
- The plane entered Burkina Faso's airspace without authorization, prompting the country and its allies Mali and Niger to put their air forces on high alert.
- While Nigeria claimed it was an emergency landing due to safety procedures, the three countries labelled it an 'unfriendly act' and threatened to 'neutralize' unauthorized aircraft.
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The Alliance of Sahelian States (AES) has denounced a "violation of its airspace" after the...
A Nigerian air force aircraft landed "as a precaution" in Bobo-Dioulasso, causing juntas in power within the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), in a context of tension with the member countries of the Cedeao. Nigeria plays a calming role.
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Nigerian air force plane's emergency landing puts Burkina Faso defense forces on high alert
A Nigerian Air Force plane has landed in Burkina Faso due to what it calls an in-flight emergency. The Nigerian Air Force has confirmed the emergency landing in the city of Bobo-Dioulasso late Monday.
AES accuses Nigeria of violating airspace over military aircraft emergency landing in Burkina Faso
According to the statement, the aircraft, identified as a C130 belonging to the Nigerian Air Force, touched down in Bobo Dioulasso, a major city in the south-west of the country, during an in-flight emergency while transiting Burkinabè airspace. The post AES accuses Nigeria of violating airspace over military aircraft emergency landing in Burkina Faso appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
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