Unauthorised touchdown comes less than 24 hours after Nigerian forces intervened in attempted coup in Benin
Eleven Nigerian military personnel are being held in Burkina Faso after a Nigerian plane reportedly entered Burkinabé airspace without authorisation on Monday, the latest twist in a region enmeshed in multiple political and security crises.
In a statement on Monday evening, the breakaway Alliance of Sahel States (AES), of which Burkina Faso is a member alongside Mali and Niger, said the C-130 transport aircraft had made an emergency landing in Bobo Dioulasso.
Original Article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/09/nigeria-troops-held-burkina-faso-emergency-landing
