Burkina Faso announced on Monday that a Nigerian Air Force C-130 aircraft carrying 11 military personnel was forced to land in Bobo Dioulasso after entering the country’s airspace without clearance
According to Agence d’Information du Burkina, which published a statement from the Confederation of Sahel States, the aircraft was forced down after developing an in-flight emergency.
The translated statement said, “The Confederation of Sahel States informs the public that a C130 aircraft belonging to the Air Force of the Federal Republic of Nigeria was forced to land today, December 8, 2025, in Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, following an in-flight emergency while operating in Burkinabe airspace. The military aircraft had two (2) crew members and nine (9) passengers on board, all military personnel.”
Burkinabe authorities later found that the aircraft had no clearance to operate in the country’s airspace, noting that their investigation “highlighted the absence of authorisation to fly over the territory of Burkina Faso for this military device.”
The AES condemned the episode, stressing that it “condemns with the utmost firmness this violation of its airspace and the sovereignty of its member States.” It also warned that its defence units “put on maximum alert…were authorised to neutralise any aircraft that would violate the Confederate space.”
Neither the Nigerian Air Force nor the Federal Government has issued a public response.
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