Burkina Faso detains Nigerian officers over emergency landing, cites airspace breach
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Burkina Faso detains Nigerian officers over emergency landing, cites airspace breach
The aircraft touched down in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso’s second-largest city, which the Nigerian Air Force said was the closest airfield to ensure the plane’s safety. However, the account from the three Sahel countries, formally known as the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), disagreed, insisting the plane had entered Burkina Faso without permission and had been forced to land.
By Maureen Kinyanjui