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Dakar (Senegal): Nigeria’s army has made a big mistake. Air Force personnel have killed civilians in air strikes instead of extremists. Due to this, there is an atmosphere of panic and pain among the common people. Let us tell you that at least 10 civilians died due to a mistake during an air strike targeting an armed group in Nigeria.
Nigerian defense spokesman Edward Buba told a news conference on Friday that the Christmas Day attack targeted a base of the Lakurawa extremist group in the Silame area of Sokoto state. But during this time the army made a big mistake. The Air Force strike targeting the extremists resulted in the deaths of villagers rather than members of the armed group.
Bomb dropped on villagers by mistake
The Nigerian Air Force mistakenly dropped bombs on a village inhabited by villagers instead of extremists. At least 10 villagers were killed in this. While a large number of people have been injured. The injured have been admitted to a nearby hospital. On Thursday, the Sokoto state government said the air force accidentally dropped bombs on villagers early Wednesday in an effort to drive out militants from the area. Buba, however, said on Friday that the Lakurawa militants were attacked directly and the civilian deaths were caused by “secondary explosions” that followed the attack. After this attack, panic has spread among the villagers. (AP)
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