US EditionNigerian airstrike hits market, 200 feared dead in northeast Yobe state
Military officials said the strike targeted suspected Boko Haram fighters, while rights groups reported at least 100 civilians killed and dozens wounded.
- On Saturday night, Nigerian military jets struck Jilli Market while pursuing Islamist militants, with local officials and residents fearing at least 200 people died in the bombardment.
- The Nigerian Air Force described the operation as a "coordinated air-ground integration operation" targeting insurgent hideouts in the Jilli axis, though its official statement did not acknowledge civilian casualties.
- Fichimaram ward councillor Lawan Zanna Nur Geidam confirmed the incident to Reuters, noting the market attracts cross-border traders from Gubio and Geidam during peak trading hours.
- Injured victims were transported to hospitals in Geidam and Damaturu for treatment, while local authorities debate whether the market falls under Borno State or Yobe State jurisdiction.
- This incident adds to a history of controversial military air operations in Nigeria's insurgency-ravaged North-East, where previous strikes targeting militants have resulted in civilian deaths due to alleged faulty intelligence.
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In Nigeria, at least 100 civilians have been killed in an apparently misguided air raid by the army.
Nigerian air force misfires, killing 100 civilians at local market
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — A Nigerian Air Force strike targeting jihadi rebels misfired and killed over 100 civilians, including children and injuring many others, in a local market in northeastern Nigeria, a rights group and local media reported on Sunday. Amnesty International quoted survivors as saying that at least 100 people were killed in the airstrike on Saturday on a village in Yobe state, which is near the border with Borno state — the epicen…
Over 100 killed after mistaken strike by Nigerian Air Force hits local market
A military air strike in northeastern Nigeria has killed more than 100 civilians after mistakenly hitting a busy local market, AP reported, citing a rights organisation and local media on Sunday. The strike, carried out by the Nigerian Air Force, was intended to target jihadi fighters operating in the region. However, officials later acknowledged that the attack was a misfire, though they did not share further details about how the error occurre…
Nigeria.- An attack by the Nigerian Air Force directed against jihadist rebels reached a local market in the north-east of the country, killing more than 100 residents and injuring many others, reported today a human rights and local media group. Authorities confirmed a failure in the attack, but gave no details. Amnesty International confirmed, based on testimonies from survivors, that at least 100 people died in the air attack on a village in …
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