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Nigerian Soldiers Gain Freedom After Burkina Faso Detention
(MENAFN) Eleven Nigerian soldiers who had been held in Burkina Faso for ten days were released after diplomatic negotiations between the two nations, Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed on Wednesday.
The troops were detained on December 8 when a Nigerian military C-130 aircraft made an emergency landing in Bobo-Dioulasso, a city in southwestern Burkina Faso located about 910 kilometers from Benin’s economic hub, Cotonou.
Authorities in Burkina Faso stated that preliminary investigations revealed the aircraft had not been granted clearance to fly through the country’s airspace. The Alliance of Sahel States (AES)—a coalition formed in 2023 by Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger—denounced the incident as an “unfriendly act” and accused Nigeria of breaching the sovereignty of its member nations.
The episode occurred just a day after Nigerian forces carried out operations aimed at preventing a coup in neighboring Benin.
The soldiers were eventually freed after Nigeria’s Foreign Minister, Yusuf Tuggar, formally apologized to Burkina Faso, acknowledging what he described as irregularities in the flight authorization process and expressing regret over the incident.
The troops were detained on December 8 when a Nigerian military C-130 aircraft made an emergency landing in Bobo-Dioulasso, a city in southwestern Burkina Faso located about 910 kilometers from Benin’s economic hub, Cotonou.
Authorities in Burkina Faso stated that preliminary investigations revealed the aircraft had not been granted clearance to fly through the country’s airspace. The Alliance of Sahel States (AES)—a coalition formed in 2023 by Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger—denounced the incident as an “unfriendly act” and accused Nigeria of breaching the sovereignty of its member nations.
The episode occurred just a day after Nigerian forces carried out operations aimed at preventing a coup in neighboring Benin.
The soldiers were eventually freed after Nigeria’s Foreign Minister, Yusuf Tuggar, formally apologized to Burkina Faso, acknowledging what he described as irregularities in the flight authorization process and expressing regret over the incident.
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