Nigerian Air Force C-130: Belgium military aircraft heads to Burkina Faso

Belgium Air Force Airbus 400M Atlas cargo aircraft is reportedly heading to Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

Brant Philip, a Sahel-region security analyst known for tracking military movements across West Africa, described the development as “unexpected”.

In a post on X, Philip wrote that the Belgium military aircraft was headed to the location where the Nigerian Air Force C-130 cargo plane is currently stationed.

He had earlier stated that an unidentified aircraft from Bamako, Mali, took off a few hours ago towards the north of the country before heading south towards Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.

He wrote: “Belgium Air Force Airbus 400M Atlas cargo aircraft is unexpectedly landing in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

“An unidentified aircraft from Bamako, Mali, took off a few hours ago towards the north of the country before heading south towards Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, where the Nigerian Air Force C-130 cargo plane is currently stationed, possible Malian delegation en route”.

Recall that since Monday night at least 11 Nigerian soldiers were being currently held by the Military regime in Bobo-Dioulasso in the South West of Burkina Faso.

They were detained after their aircraft conducted an emergency landing while “violating AES airspace.”

Ekwutosblog reported that a group of military officers had on December 7 announced the overthrow of the Benin Republic government.

However, the Benin Republic presidency said the coup was quashed and that President Patrice Talon was safe.