"Eleven Nigerian military personnel are reportedly still in Burkina Faso days after their plane made an unauthorised landing in the south-west city of Bobo Dioulasso, despite earlier suggestions they had been freed, deepening confusion about the diplomatic standoff. Burkinabe authorities told the BBC on Tuesday that the troops had been released and given permission to return to Nigeria, but officials in Abuja have said the matter is yet to be resolved."
"The saga began on Monday when a Nigerian military cargo plane, a C-130, travelling from Lagos to Portugal was forced to land in Burkina Faso. Authorities in the country, which is part of the three-member Alliance of Sahel States (AES) called the landing an unfriendly act carried out in defiance of international law in a statement that evening. The Nigerian air force said technical concerns had forced the plane to divert to the nearest airport in line with standard safety procedures and international aviation protocols."
Eleven Nigerian military personnel remain in Burkina Faso after their C-130 cargo plane made an unauthorised landing in Bobo Dioulasso. Burkinabe authorities said the troops had been released and given permission to return, while Nigerian officials said the matter remained unresolved and the Nigerian embassy in Ouagadougou was engaging with host authorities to secure their release. The flight from Lagos to Portugal diverted for technical reasons according to the Nigerian air force, which said standard safety procedures and international aviation protocols required landing at the nearest airport. Burkina Faso, a member of the three-country Alliance of Sahel States that left Ecowas, described the landing as an unfriendly act.
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