Nigeria Formally Apologizes to Burkina Faso For Violating Their Airspace

Nigeria’s foreign minister, Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, travelled to Ouagadougou on Wednesday, 17 December 2025, to deliver an official apology after a Nigerian military aircraft violated the airspace of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES).

Tuggar was received by Burkina Faso’s president, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, to whom he conveyed Abuja’s regret over the incident, which had earlier been condemned in a statement by AES member states.

It is regrettable that there were irregularities in the documents, particularly with regard to authorisation to fly over Burkinabè airspace. This is unfortunate, and we apologise for this regrettable incident,” the Nigerian foreign minister said. We also talked about the issue of a Nigerian political party leader who made derogatory remarks regarding this tragedy, which are definitely related to a misinterpretation of the circumstances.

Tuggar commended Burkina Faso’s recent victories in the war against terrorism while delivering a message of “solidarity and brotherhood” from President Ahmed Bola Tinubu to Captain Ibrahim Traoré. He reiterated that both nations are committed to closer cooperation to enhance regional security. We talked about a number of issues pertaining to our region’s security, specifically the fight against terrorism and how we must cooperate to combat this scourge,” he continued.

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