ABUJA - When vigilantes in northwestern Nigeria's Tungar Kara town prepared to go after an armed gang in a nearby forest last Saturday, residents cheered and prayed for their safe return.

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'Bombed from the sky': Nigerians decry another deadly airstrike on civilians

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Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has confirmed his awareness of the military airstrike in Tungar Kara, Maradun Local Government Area, which resulted in the tragic death of 16 residents, including vigilantes. Speaking during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today, Governor Lawal explained that he had requested military intervention following an attack by bandits in the area. While acknowledging the unintended consequences of t…

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Families of victims of the recent airstrike in Zurmi and Maradun local government areas of Zamfara State, which claimed 15 innocent lives and injured nine others have demanded compensation from the governments. Daily Trust reports that a military fighter Jet had on January 11, 2024 bombed some civilians in Gidan-Kara in Boko ward, Zurmi Local Government and Malikawa, Sakida, Kakidawa, Tungar Labbo in Gidan-Goga wards of Zurmi and Maradun local g…

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Families of Zamfara airstrike victims demand compensation

The All Progressives Congress in Zamfara has commiserated with the victims of Dangeme accidental airstrike last weekend. Chairman of the party, Tukur Danfulani extended heartfelt condolences to the government and people of the state especially the residents of Tungar Kara of kakindawa village of Gidan Goga District in Maradun local government Zamfara APC described the […]

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Zamfara APC sympathies with govt victims of Airstrike – Trending News

Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal has clarified that the recent military airstrike in the North-Western state, which resulted in the deaths of over 16 residents, was not intentional. Speaking during a televised interview on Wednesday, the governor expressed his condolences to the affected families and communities, emphasizing that the tragic incident occurred amid military efforts to combat banditry in the region. “It was not intentional. It wa…

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Zamfara Governor Dauda Lawal Addresses Tragic Military Airstrike, Says It Was Unintentional - TV360 Nigeria

When vigilantes in northwestern Nigeria's Tungar Kara town prepared to go after an armed gang in a nearby forest last Saturday, residents cheered and prayed for their safe return. But before they set off on their mission, the town was bombed in an airstrike by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), which it said targeted the armed gang but residents said killed 15 civilians - members of the vigilante group and other bystanders.Read More …

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