Nigeria, Dec. 16 -- The House of Representatives on Tuesday raised concerns over a Nigerian Air Force C-130 aircraft that made a precautionary landing in Burkina Faso, warning that misinformation surrounding the incident could undermine Nigeria's diplomatic standing and erode public confidence in national institutions.

The matter was brought before the House as a motion of urgent public importance during plenary.

Presenting the motion, Ojuawo Adeniyi (APC, Ekiti) explained that the aircraft was engaged in a duly authorised ferry flight to Portugal for scheduled periodic depot maintenance, a routine and mandatory life-cycle requirement for military transport aircraft of its class.

According to him, the aircraft made a precautionary land...