The government of Russia has denied report that the aircraft allegedly moving some military hardware to Chad and intercepted in Nigeria on Saturday has any link with Russia.
The country in a post through its embassy in Nigeria cleared that the plane does not belong to Russia and has nothing to do with the country.
The information tweeted by Russian Embassy in Nigerian, @RusEmbNigeria says, ‘’According to the information of the Embassy, the detained in Kano plane, allegedly carrying military hardware on board, is not Russian. The information was twitted on Sunday night.
DAILY POST reports that that an aircraft believed to be loaded with dangerous weapons was intercepted by the Nigerian authority while it was about taking off to Chad. The plane which was heading to N’djamena, the capital of Chad, landed in Kano at about 2a.m. Nigerian time before it was intercepted.
Nigerian authority has as a result detained all crew members of the aircraft.
The military, while confirming the report, failed to give full details as to where the plane originated from and where it was heading to.
The military simply posted on its twitter handle @DefenceInfoNG, that “An Antonov Cargo aircraft carrying some military hardware was arrested at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport in the early hours of Saturday 6th Dec. 2014,”
“Investigation is ongoing to determine the content and origin of the aircraft. Further details will be made as soon as the investigation is completed.”
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