According to the latest information provided
by French ambassador to Nigeria, Nigerian
authorities have released the Russian cargo
plane.
The country’s defence chiefs announced on
Twitter that the “Antonov” aircraft was held
pending an investigation into its provenance
and what it was carrying.
As a result during the investigation any
weapons or military ammunition were not
found on board. The Russian Embassy in
Nigeria reported previously that the aircraft
was used for transportation of cargo by French
peacekeeping mission in Chad.
On Sunday the Nigerian authorities announced
that they had detained a Russian cargo plane
with military equipment . The Russian
government has denied any association with
the aircraft loaded with armed weapons.
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Blames France.
source http://www.naij.com/338194-breaking-nigeria-releases-russian-cargo-plane.html