Burkina Faso says aircraft carrying 11 Nigerian soldiers violated its airspace

Burkina Faso says aircraft carrying 11 Nigerian soldiers violated its airspace

The government of Burkina Faso says an aircraft carrying 11 Nigerian soldiers has violated its airspace.

In a statement signed on Monday by Assimi Goita, the junta leader, the Burkinabe government said an aircraft belonging to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) was forced to land on Monday in Bobo Dioulasso, following an “emergency situation in flight” while it was operating in the country’s airspace.