JUST IN: BURKINA FASO ACCUSES NIGERIA OF VIOLATION OF AIRSPACE AFTER AIRFORCE JET MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING (VIDEO)
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By ‘Leke Yusuf
Nigeria has been accused of violation of airspace by the Alliance for Sahel States (AES) after a Nigerian military transport aircraft made an emergency landing in Burkina Faso.
In a statement issued on Monday, the confederation constituted by Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger Republic, said the aircraft carried two crew members and nine passengers, all of whom were military personnel.
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.
It also stated that, upon identifying the aircraft, the Burkinabè authorities opened an investigation, and its findings showed that the Nigerian aircraft did not have authorisation to fly over Burkina Faso.
“An investigation was immediately opened by the competent Burkinabe services and highlighted the lack of authorisation to fly over Burkinabe territory for this military apparatus,” the statement reads.
“The Confederation of the Sahel States most strongly condemns this violation of its airspace and the sovereignty of its member states.
“Faced with this unfriendly act carried out in defiance of international law and international civil and/or military aviation rules, arrangements are made to guarantee the security of the Confederal airspace, the sovereignty and territorial integrity of its Member States, as well as the safety of the Populations of the Confederation AES.
“In this regard, and on the instructions of the Heads of State, the Arian and anti-aircraft defences of the Confederal space put on maximum alert, in accordance with the Declaration of the College of Heads of State dated December 22, 2024, were authorised to neutralise any aircraft that would violate the confederal space.”
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