Lagos, Nigeria – Na big wahala don happen as Nigerian military personnel plus their aircraft catch serious gbege for Burkina Faso. On Monday, December 8, one Nigerian Air Force C-130 wey suppose make quick pass to Portugal land for Bobo-Dioulasso, di second-largest city for Burkina Faso, but with plenty drama surround am.
Dem say di Nigerian military personnel land without permission – tuale! Burkina Faso authorities don arrest 11 guys wey dey on board di plane after dem force am land. Na wetin dem call di ’emergency landing’ – but di Burkina Faso people no dey take am lightly like dat.
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) don try to make am clear say di landing na purely emergency matter as dem bin sabi di plane get one technical wahala wey fit cause kasala if dem no land quickly. Dem talk say dem follow all di aviation safety protocols when dem land. E be like say dem wan put mind of di public for ground, sha.
“Na standard procedure wey we follow, and di crew dey safe, plus dem dey treat di crew like VIPs,” NAF talk for statement. But of course, dat no go fly for Burkina Faso, wey dey eye Nigeria with suspicion. Dem say di plane enter dia airspace without authorization and dat one na serious matter.”
Di Sahel bloc (wey include Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger) don shout about di violation, call am “unfriendly act.” Dem don raise di alarm, put dia air-defense systems on high alert. If any aircraft try am again, dem don give di order to neutralize am – like movie scene wey dey ready to start.
Dis whole matter don expose di tension wey dey brew between Nigeria and di Sahel countries since dem form their military alliance after coup wey change plenty things for di region. We don dey see how military forces for West Africa dey chuk mouth for each other matter. Dem no wan hear any story when e come to di airspace control since dem dey face serious insecurity and plenty coup wahala.
For social media, Naija citizens dey share dem own opinions, some dey vex, some dey laugh, but one thing wey dey sure be say, dem all dey watch. Some folks dey talk say di aircraft enter Burkina Faso by mistake and dem no fit fit no be problem, but for di Sahel countries, na different angle dem dey eye am. Dey dey see am as potential threat.
Nigeria self don dey increase di military presence for di region, with jets and troops dey deployed to Benin Republic to control mutiny. So, with all this shakara, di C-130 incident don make plenty people wonder wetin go happen next. Na so e be for dis military drama wey dey unfold for West Africa. For now, dem all still dey on high alert, like movie wey no wan end!
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