BREAKING: 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… pic.twitter.com/4H9dWUk2i6
— TheCable (@thecableng) December 8, 2025
🚨🇳🇬🇧🇯 BREAKING: 11 Nigerian military personnel are currently being DETAINED in Burkina Faso for violating AES airspace.
🇫🇷 Yesterday, Nigeria airstriked Benin on Macron’s orders, amid a military coup.
pic.twitter.com/3mtj6gIRmk— Jackson Hinkle 🇺🇸 (@jacksonhinklle) December 8, 2025
Translated English version of the communique they shared pic.twitter.com/lAbIqdQzBQ
— 𝕏.pert (@Xpert_254) December 8, 2025
The Burkina Faso junta has said it detained 11 Nigerian military officers and seized a cargo plane belonging to the Air Force following an emergency landing in the country after they crossed into Burkinabe airspace without authorisation.
“The Confederation of the Sahel States informs the public that an aircraft belonging to the Air Force of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, a C130 type, was forced to land today, 8 December 2025, in Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, following an in-flight emergency situation, while it was operating in Burkinabe airspace,” the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) said in a statement late Monday.
The statement stated that the Sahel alliance, consisting Burkina Faso, Niger and Mail, headed by military regimes, noted that the transport airplane had two crew members and nine passengers onboard.
The statement said that the individuals were later identified as members of the Nigerian armed forces and are currently being detained in the country.
“The military aircraft had on board two (02) crew members and nine (09) passengers, all military personnel,” the statement noted.
Meanwhile, the regional body condemned the incursion, adding that the Burkinabe authorities had opened an investigation to determine the circumstances behind the incident.
The body also noted that three countries had placed their military forces on high alert and ready to engage external threats.