Burkina Faso frees detained Nigerian soldiers

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Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, meets with the 11 Nigerian Air Force personnel who were briefly detained after their aircraft made an emergency landing in Burkina Faso [PHOTO CREDIT: @NigAffairs]

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.

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