According to a statement issued by the Nigerian minister’s spokesperson, both countries have now resolved the issue concerning Nigerian Air Force pilots and crew.

The spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Ebienfa, confirmed this to Vanguard News on Wednesday night.

Burkina Faso has released a Nigerian Air Force aircraft and 11 personnel. The NAF C-130 aircraft carrying 11 personnel on a ferry mission to Portugal made

The military government of Burkina Faso released 11 Nigerian Air Force personnel detained last week after diplomatic intervention by the Nigerian government.

The Federal Government has dispatched a high-level delegation to Burkina Faso to engage the country’s leadership over the continued detention of Nigerian