Nigerian Military Crew Detained After Emergency Landing in Burkina Faso | www.lotalghana.org

Nigerian military forces in Burkina Faso are the subject of breaking news. Eleven Nigerian troops are reportedly being detained at the moment. They are being held by Burkina Faso's military authorities. The imprisonment is situated in Bobo-Dioulasso, in the southwest of the nation.

 

The personnel's usage of an airplane is the grounds for the detention. In the country, their aircraft had to make an emergency landing. But the military of Burkina Faso has leveled a grave charge. The airplane, according to them, "violated AES airspace."

 

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger are members of the Alliance of Sahel States, or AES. These countries have stepped up their defense and security cooperation. The Burkinabé authorities took this military action as a result of the emergency landing. After this occurrence, it is now unclear what will happen to the eleven Nigerian troops. The tensions and stringent enforcement of airspace regulations in the area are highlighted by this circumstance.

  Source: Gist Ng