"Authorities in Nigeria said on Tuesday that the plane had made an unplanned stop at the Bobo-Dioulasso airport in accordance with standard safety procedures and international aviation protocols due to a technical concern on its way to Portugal for a ferry mission. Ehimen Ejodame, a spokesperson for the Nigerian air force, neither confirmed nor denied comments about authorisation, or the lack of it, to make the landing but said an investigation into the incident was continuing."
"The timing of the emergency landing on Monday intensified regional scrutiny, coming a day after Nigerian airstrikes at a military camp in neighbouring Benin, where some soldiers linked to a foiled coup were reportedly in hiding. A spokesperson for the government in Abuja said Nigeria acted in line with protocols of the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas), following a request from Beninese authorities after soldiers briefly seized the national broadcaster and announced the removal of President Patrice Talon."
Burkina Faso released 11 Nigerian military personnel after a C-130 made an unauthorised emergency landing in Bobo-Dioulasso. The Association of Sahel States (AES) said the aircraft entered Burkina Faso's airspace without clearance and called the act unfriendly. Burkina authorities said the two crew and nine passengers were allowed to return to Nigeria, while the fate of the aircraft remained unclear. Nigeria said the unplanned stop followed standard safety procedures due to a technical concern en route to Portugal for a ferry mission. A Nigerian air force spokesman said an investigation is ongoing and that the soldiers were treated well. The landing intensified scrutiny after Nigerian airstrikes in Benin and amid ECOWAS concerns.
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