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They are joker's,that aircraft and personnels will be released soon,all this sahel state nonsense only excites kids.

esnbrutality:
That writeup was very direct and was not hard to comprehend. Is understanding an issue for you? Anyway it's normal with Tinubu supporters.

In summary...

Your airline violated airspace without informing the host nation of it's intended flight path. They forced it to land and your plane and soldiers are in captivity.

Is that not simple to understand?

The question you should ask is this...

What are these soldiers doing in the Sahel
Who gave the go ahead for the departure.
Who were they going to meet?
What was the purpose of the trip

As regards your hubris concerning recon. You can't violate a countries airspace, when it's obvious the country is Not your friend. To these countries ECOWAS is DEAD.

Go school ..na IGBO obsession no make you know book

Omo, the Olodo matter taya me o.

When I read his post, I checked the topic again to see if I was still in the same thread.

Dem think say na benin republic

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43Ronin:
In the military its called Aerospace control. A military unit in a plane will hover your skeis monitoring & collecting intel without your knowledge.Countries with weak defence are subject to foreign interference. That's why America has all the intel on nigeria. The fly the UAVs in & out without us knowing like they buying tomtom. Same with maritime control- submarines will be in a country's water gathering intel and extracting assets.

Smh.

If war is won by Aerospace surveillance, US and its proxy, Isreal would have defeated Hamas niyen.

Many of you are watching too much films. So much that many of you don’t know. If as small in land mass as Gaza is compared to Nigeria and 24 hours surveillance, US could not get all the intel on it, it is now Nigeria that you think they can? Smh.

Nigerian defence is in collaboration with US and other nations to fight the criminals and surveillance will be involved for US to at least know what they want to get into. It's no big deal.

Don't confuse the apprehension of the coupist in Burkina Faso with Nigeria-US collaboration to dislodge bandits and Boko Haram. It's like comparing apples to oranges.

ECOWAS countries remain the lifeline of these poor impoverished countries like Burkina Faso and their citizens remain our brothers and sisters.

Moveittothem:
Relax.

France lobbied Nigeria to carry out similar precision strikes and avert the military rule with brute force, having been impressed by Nigeria's latest military outing in Benin to neutralize the now failed coup.

Don't be an olodo. Nigeria can't embark on such with a single jet and non-combat mode.

Burkina Faso is a landlocked impoverished nation. You don't need airstrike to bring them down. ECOWAS is still feeding them.
This is not tiktok or social media content creation. Nigeria is not at war with Burkina Faso and our airplane is not on combat mission. Forget your infantile spin and conspiracy theory.

We still feed and send petrol to Niger yet we didn't strike them, it is not poor tiny and distant Burkina Faso that we will now strike.

esnbrutality:
That writeup was very direct and was not hard to comprehend. Is understanding an issue for you? Anyway it's normal with Tinubu supporters.

In summary...

Your airline violated airspace without informing the host nation of it's intended flight path. They forced it to land and your plane and soldiers are in captivity.

Is that not simple to understand?

The question you should ask is this...

What are these soldiers doing in the Sahel
Who gave the go ahead for the departure.
Who were they going to meet?
What was the purpose of the trip

As regards your hubris concerning recon. You can't violate a countries airspace, when it's obvious the country is Not your friend. To these countries ECOWAS is DEAD.

Go school ..na IGBO obsession no make you know book

What kinda brutality is this?

Brandosky:
And nigeria is ruled by what ?

By a democratically duly elected president

esnbrutality:
That person is always feeling educated but na confirmed empty barrel.

How can a C130 leave NIGERIA and even the Chief of Air Staff doesn't know about it? C130 is not a regular airline ooo. It moves equipment and personnel seamlessly.

How can they fly a part way above countries that are hostile to ECOWAS and even France that TINUBU is friends with?

What makes you think it's not COUP plotters that left the country to go and strategize?

The Sahel breeds a lot of JIHADISTs and as things stand in NIGERIA. Even TINUBU is not sure of his own safety. He has refused to leave Aso Rock since the Coup scare.

His moves against NIGER REPUBLIC are still fresh in their memories. Remember that most Northern Senators and people of influence from the north told him NOT to invade NIGER REPUBLIC and now his Military is trapped in a country that have bilateral agreements with his enemy called NIGER REPUBLIC.

I can Beat my chest that TINUBU and his crew aren't incharge of the Military. He just appointed his brothers thinking they can save him.

I even remember a picture of gbajagbiamila with bulletproof vest.


That is why they are doing everything to please the North by sabotaging the whole South.

Nnamdi Kanu is a prime example of what they use as a bargaining chip.

Anyway..all their moves are pedestrian and it shows that with all their sophisticated noise, they are really empty.

This your theory makes no sense at all.

Now, if the officers left Nigeria to strategize and plan a coup which is also a stupid move to my understanding. Don't you think they would have highlighted the Burkina Faso government (who will be in total support of a coup in Nigeria) before flying into their air space.

If they didn’t highlight them, don’t you think it would be a stupid move for them to go through their air space?

And please, why use a military plane to go and strategize for a coup in a foreign land? What happened to taking private plan journey?

Bro this your theory makes absolutely no sense sef.

esnbrutality:
In summary...

Your airline violated airspace without informing the host nation of it's intended flight path. They forced it to land and your plane and soldiers are in captivity.

The plane landed owing to an in flight emergency situation. It was this situation that forced it to land and not the Burkinafaso military or government.
Is that not simple to understand?

OctavianAC:
When last did your country that is not rule by tyrants and dictator detect and track a plane that moved across its airspace. Boko Haram, ISWAP, Bandits, illegal gold miners and private choppers moves across the Nigeria airspace daily without anyone knowing. The last time an American troop came and rescued their citizen without Nigeria Air Force knowing about it.
You see on this airspace issue, Burkina Faso had made a good record than us.

Ibrahim Traore is living in absolute fear. He has no peace because he is an illegitimate president. A tyrant that took power by force. He has consistently been scared that Nigeria is in alignment with France to remove him, hence anytime anything Nigeria comes close, he weewee in his pants.

chiagozien:
Maybe they went for kidnapping like they did in Kenya.

😂🤣🤣

Burkina Faso should calm down. All these gra gra can't intimidate anybody. They should release the soldiers in good condition, if ECOWAS come in their in their might, nobody go put body.

Traore should not give international community reasons to come for him.

By: Zagazola Makama
The seizure of 10 Nigerian Air Force personnel by Burkina Faso’s military regime after an emergency landing has ignited anger across diplomatic and aviation circles, with experts condemning the move as vindictive, unprofessional, and a direct breach of globally recognised ICAO safety procedures.

The Nigerian C-130 Hercules aircraft, which made an emergency landing in Bobo-Dioulasso on Monday, had already obtained clearance before entering Burkina Faso’s airspace, contrary to AES claims. Aviation sources confirmed that the crew followed all required procedures after encountering an in-flight technical distress, including declaring an emergency and requesting the nearest available runway.

Under ICAO international law, which supersedes regional disagreements, an aircraft facing distress has the unrestricted right to land anywhere, including in hostile territory or active war zones. Emergency procedures clearly state that: Pilots must transmit “MAYDAY” or “PAN-PAN” depending on the severity, all air traffic units must grant priority, maintain radio silence, and provide safe landing guidance, no country is permitted to deny landing rights to a distressed aircraft, regardless of political tension or military status and any obstruction or punishment of an emergency landing is treated as a serious violation of international aviation law.

Yet, despite these established global norms, Burkina Faso’s junta responded with hostility, detaining impounding the aircraft while issuing inflammatory statements through the Confederation of Sahel States (AES).

Multiple diplomatic sources say Burkina Faso’s behaviour was not about airspace violation, but about frustration and anger over Nigeria’s role in foiling the recent coup attempt in Benin Republic. The junta in Ouagadougou has openly aligned itself with regimes in Niger and Mali and views Nigeria-led ECOWAS as an adversary.

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, having withdrawn from ECOWAS to form the AES, have taken increasingly confrontational postures. The failed coup in Benin Republic would have added a fourth member to their alliance. Nigeria, working with Beninese authorities, helped abort the mutiny, an outcome that allegedly angered Ouagadougou. It was believe this political grievance drove their irrational and provocative treatment of the Nigerian Air Force crew.

Ironically, while Burkina Faso claimed “sovereignty violation,” the Nigerian Air Force and the Nigerien Air Force, both on opposing sides of the ECOWAS–AES political divide continue to operate jointly on the border. Niger and Nigeria have been conducting joint operations against ISWAP in part of North East.
This exposes the immaturity and isolationist attitude of Burkina Faso’s junta, which has adopted a policy of hostility even toward partners with whom they still maintain diplomatic ties.

Despite withdrawing from ECOWAS, Burkina Faso continues to operate its embassy in Nigeria. This makes its hostile action even more illogical and diplomatically inappropriate. If they expect safe operations and immunity for their missions on Nigerian soil, they must uphold reciprocal commitments under international law.

Contrary to AES propaganda, the Nigerian aircraft: had prior clearance, followed ICAO emergency protocols, declared distress, and was compelled to land for safety reasons. Aviation experts noted that aircraft transponders may switch off during emergencies, which is normal and never justifies detention of crew members.

If every country were to behave as Burkina Faso did, global aviation would collapse into chaos. Officials warn that: Burkinabè aircraft could one day face emergencies and require landing in Nigerian airspace. If Nigeria were to apply the same hostile logic, lives could be lost unnecessarily. Aviation safety is built on mutual trust, not political revenge.

@DHQNigeria

You were quick to invade another country to fight those that want to save there nation from foreign slavery yet don't want foreign nations to help same Nigerian beings killed by terrorists. Our mumu plenty

Princedapace:
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Why do Nigerians love to make noise?
U violated their airspace. U are at their mercy. U violated their airspace. And U are threatening them. Are U Nigeria govt? Some of U don't really know what is going on. Look, if care is not taken, Nigeria may get into serious trouble here. There is a power play between Russia and France in these countries. Russia has made them kick out France from these countries and I'm sure Russia hand dy for that Benin issue. On the other hand, France is using Nigeria to get info since French president and our president are paddy. I'm sure France helped Tinubu with intel about the coup that was discovered in Nigeria too.
The Sahel states are fully backed by Russia now. Make Una dey pray make what happened to Ukraine no happen here where Nigeria becomes a battle ground for two super powers. This is not noise noise talk. E go blood. We already have countless problems.

Nigeria become a battle ground for two super powers? Are you kidding?

Bro in a full out war, the sahel states will be the battle ground

Thedon12:
By: Zagazola Makama
The seizure of 10 Nigerian Air Force personnel by Burkina Faso’s military regime after an emergency landing has ignited anger across diplomatic and aviation circles, with experts condemning the move as vindictive, unprofessional, and a direct breach of globally recognised ICAO safety procedures.

The Nigerian C-130 Hercules aircraft, which made an emergency landing in Bobo-Dioulasso on Monday, had already obtained clearance before entering Burkina Faso’s airspace, contrary to AES claims. Aviation sources confirmed that the crew followed all required procedures after encountering an in-flight technical distress, including declaring an emergency and requesting the nearest available runway.

Under ICAO international law, which supersedes regional disagreements, an aircraft facing distress has the unrestricted right to land anywhere, including in hostile territory or active war zones. Emergency procedures clearly state that: Pilots must transmit “MAYDAY” or “PAN-PAN” depending on the severity, all air traffic units must grant priority, maintain radio silence, and provide safe landing guidance, no country is permitted to deny landing rights to a distressed aircraft, regardless of political tension or military status and any obstruction or punishment of an emergency landing is treated as a serious violation of international aviation law.

Yet, despite these established global norms, Burkina Faso’s junta responded with hostility, detaining impounding the aircraft while issuing inflammatory statements through the Confederation of Sahel States (AES).

Multiple diplomatic sources say Burkina Faso’s behaviour was not about airspace violation, but about frustration and anger over Nigeria’s role in foiling the recent coup attempt in Benin Republic. The junta in Ouagadougou has openly aligned itself with regimes in Niger and Mali and views Nigeria-led ECOWAS as an adversary.

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, having withdrawn from ECOWAS to form the AES, have taken increasingly confrontational postures. The failed coup in Benin Republic would have added a fourth member to their alliance. Nigeria, working with Beninese authorities, helped abort the mutiny, an outcome that allegedly angered Ouagadougou. It was believe this political grievance drove their irrational and provocative treatment of the Nigerian Air Force crew.

Ironically, while Burkina Faso claimed “sovereignty violation,” the Nigerian Air Force and the Nigerien Air Force, both on opposing sides of the ECOWAS–AES political divide continue to operate jointly on the border. Niger and Nigeria have been conducting joint operations against ISWAP in part of North East.
This exposes the immaturity and isolationist attitude of Burkina Faso’s junta, which has adopted a policy of hostility even toward partners with whom they still maintain diplomatic ties.

Despite withdrawing from ECOWAS, Burkina Faso continues to operate its embassy in Nigeria. This makes its hostile action even more illogical and diplomatically inappropriate. If they expect safe operations and immunity for their missions on Nigerian soil, they must uphold reciprocal commitments under international law.

Contrary to AES propaganda, the Nigerian aircraft: had prior clearance, followed ICAO emergency protocols, declared distress, and was compelled to land for safety reasons. Aviation experts noted that aircraft transponders may switch off during emergencies, which is normal and never justifies detention of crew members.

If every country were to behave as Burkina Faso did, global aviation would collapse into chaos. Officials warn that: Burkinabè aircraft could one day face emergencies and require landing in Nigerian airspace. If Nigeria were to apply the same hostile logic, lives could be lost unnecessarily. Aviation safety is built on mutual trust, not political revenge.

@DHQNigeria

Na god go punish you and that useless nigeria millitary. They should go and free them from burkinafaso . You think all those lies you tell back home will work.

fergie001:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fI4xTS-xfW8

From the

Done in Bamako, December 8, 2025

Army General Assimi GOITA

President of the Transition,

Head of State of the Republic of Mali

President of the Confederation of Sahel States (AES)

As usual...they cldnt keep their planes airworthy.them don carry bad character go outdoor

garykoeman:
Fake news.

Copy and paste with no source.

This is why some organization wouldn't employ people like you if you don't have years of experience from reputable organizations . So that you see genuine proposal and over-look it thereby losing money.

1) That stamp you're seeing is not the normal one that you know that requires inkbad.

2) Did you forward the letter the same authority for validation?

EvaWriter:
AES is basically saying “no more warnings. Omo, one wrong move in that airspace now and it’s over.

People who weren't even aware a Nigerian aircraft was operating in their airspace until it needed to make an emergency landing? Clowns.

FreeStuffsNG:
I am not sure that you comprehend the report.

The soldiers were not on combat mission and probably routine ECOWAS patrol with no previous hostile notice given by Burkina Faso because we are not at war with them. The impostor coupist is apprehensive for obvious reasons that Nigeria can dislodge him from power.

Burkina Faso will not dare face Nigeria and ECOWAS for obvious reasons. They have been at the magnanimity of ECOWAS countries on humanitarian grounds. Nigeria still bailed out Niger recently with about 400 tankers of fuel when they got stranded. Burkina Faso, Mali are impoverished and landlocked, and like Niger, still using sea ports of ECOWAS countries to recieve everything they depend on and even export.

If this report is true, I will not be surprised if our aircraft and soldiers are already home.

They don’t want the Benin experience from Nigeria and the rest of ECOWAS.

It's nice to know that ECOWAS is now taking the fight to them after Benin.

The action by Burkina Faso is a standard "security protocol" especially between two countries with existing diplomatic tension,and if to be adjudicated by both regional and international laws, Nigeria will lose because no country, no serious country folds its arms while its airspace is violated by a military aircraft from other countries. What do you think will happen if a Russian jet violates Germany airspace vise versa?

I'm happy the military block ..Alliance of Sahel states(AES) are banding together to issue this strong warning! and Nigeria should take heed!
We were lucky the plane was not downed! very lucky indeed.

Ranting of a rat- they cant do nothing

Horus:
Unfortuneltly what I think or you think is irrelevant, what matter is what the military of the Confederation of Sahel States thinks or believe.

The Confederation of Sahel States has the right to seize the Nigerian military aircraft and its equipment as war booty, which means they can

use it or study its technology and attempt to reverse-engineer or exploit any intelligence or technological secrets it contains.

There's nothing special in C130 for them to reengineer, they have theirs too

Fcwilly:
You were quick to invade another country to fight those that want to save there nation from foreign slavery yet don't want foreign nations to help same Nigerian beings killed by terrorists. Our mumu plenty

Tinubu and agbado people only

Lithiumite:
Stop all your despicable attempt at propaganda,it's infantile at best and only palatable to deadheads who can't tell their left from the other........Burkina Faso and those sahel rookies can't do zilch in open confrontation with Nigeria,they know this,their govts are so unstable that they look for anything just to look effective......you wouldn't want your biggest and richest neighbor to align with your conquerors, France!!

Lagos state gov alone can sponsor a coup to overthrow that Putin wanna be let alone the fg.....if they know they are serious,let them hold those men and the aircraft beyond 48 hrs.

Lagos can sponsor a coup to overthrow taore, ...is that so. Unbelievable. Abeg what will Russia fsb be doing when they are sponsoring this coup. Let me guess....eating noodles

esnbrutality:
That writeup was very direct and was not hard to comprehend. Is understanding an issue for you? Anyway it's normal with Tinubu supporters.

In summary...

Your airline violated airspace without informing the host nation of it's intended flight path. They forced it to land and your plane and soldiers are in captivity.

Is that not simple to understand?

The question you should ask is this...

What are these soldiers doing in the Sahel
Who gave the go ahead for the departure.
Who were they going to meet?
What was the purpose of the trip

As regards your hubris concerning recon. You can't violate a countries airspace, when it's obvious the country is Not your friend. To these countries ECOWAS is DEAD.

Go school ..na IGBO obsession no make you know book

If you can understand properly you will realize, they didnt force the plane to land. They were already operating in the airspace, and they used the inflight emergency as an excuse to force land, which will prompt their own air force to question the motive of the force landing in the first place especially giving the latest report from Benin republic.. so no they didn't force the plane to land, they felt violated after realizing there weren't clearance, and they feel the need to make a statement regarding that and to further make it known that they are Sahel and not with ECOWAS bloc anymore. As for the other part of your write up which seems like you are in jubilant mood about the guys response and the news in General.. Burkina still na small country, so make you relax. But I'm not surprised, your name na ESN. Lol I tire for people like you. Nigeria no be small like that, corrupt and underdeveloped yet, but be it Yoruba or Hausa/Fulani, South South President ruling, the country itself na Giant of Africa for a reason.. So stop drooling. You deh wet the floor

Emekaonline:
If this is true, a statement from Abuja is enough to send jitters to the coupists in Burkina Faso. It is like Nigeria threatening America. The country that is not more than two states in Nigeria will not dare to see the red eyes of giant of Africa. Most kids commenting here were not borne during the time of ECOMOG

ECOMOG time don pass bro, things have changed, if Nigeria decides to go to war with them it's not gonna end well.

Horus:
Last week Burkina Faso’s government has decided to reintroduce the death penalty for treason, terrorism and espionage.

Now you know what will be the fate of those Nigerians soldiers. When a military plane lands in enemy territory, the aircraft is seized

as war booty, and the crew are typically taken as prisoners of war (POWs)

Story. Prisoner of war where? Who is fighting war?

Wait you these little boys pls stop watching James Bound film and that unless Telemundo nonsense.

Aircraft can mistakenly flew to a wrong airspace base on so many reasons not war or a deliberate, when you are up there anything can happen it's a matter of diplomatic resolve and they are free so many advanced countries have made such mistake and it was resolved. Burkina can't be that stupud to say our 11 millitary are prisoner of war or execute them.or jail them, do you know how many thousands of Bukina living in Nigeria? Pls you guys should grow up everything is not James Bond movie.

FreeStuffsNG:
I am not sure that you comprehend the report.

The soldiers were not on combat mission and probably routine ECOWAS patrol with no previous hostile notice given by Burkina Faso because we are not at war with them. Besides, if it's a combat mission, you can't go on such a combat mission with a single jet. There will be back up
jets just like we did when Benin Republic invited us to protect them from criminal coupists.

The fact is that the impostor coupist in Burkina Faso is apprehensive for obvious reasons that Nigeria can dislodge him from power.

Burkina Faso will not dare face Nigeria and ECOWAS for obvious reasons. They have been at the magnanimity of ECOWAS countries on humanitarian grounds. Nigeria still bailed out Niger recently with about 400 tankers of fuel when they got stranded. Burkina Faso, Mali are impoverished and landlocked, and like Niger, still using sea ports of ECOWAS countries to recieve everything they depend on and even export.

If this report is true, I will not be surprised if our aircraft and soldiers are already home.

They don’t want the Benin experience from Nigeria and the rest of ECOWAS.

It's nice to know that ECOWAS is now taking the fight to them after Benin.

Finally someone that understands international relations.👌

ZombieDredd:
Tinubu and agbado people only

Just imagine, play play, play play France don dey control us.

Tinubu the toothless druggie president will learn the hard way

id4sho:
Watery beans for our soldiers, Tinubu will go and deal with that Traore boy

You're naive and uninformed

ZombieDredd:
Tinubu and agbado people only

One Nigeria enemy spotted.

Now have you put your brain at work to understand why Nigeria plane could not pick Gej directly from Bissau? No matter who you are you can't land your aircraft in another country without permission it will cause diplomatic row and I remember how you this boy said Nigeria is finished simply Ivorien plane brought Gej back. I remember how you called Nigeria zoo, a disgraced country etc so now can you learn it now you can't even fly any country airspace unpermitted takless of landing to pick Gej.

Go school mbanu, read mbanu, stop following that trader mbanu, stop being a brain twisted obidient mbanu, stop listening to propaganda news from ipob quarters mbanu now see your life...

stanluiz:
What will be the fate of those soliders ? Tinubu is using Nigeria military to protect France interest in West Africa.

They should be executed for espionage and air space violation