A military airstrike targeted at Boko
Haram members in Abadam Faransa
village in Niger republic on Tuesday
February 17th accidentally killed 37
villagers who were gathered for the
funeral of a local chief. 20 others were
inj
ured from the airstrike.
Although no nation has claimed
responsibility for the airstrikes, some
Niger Republic military officers believe
the airstrike was launched from a
Nigerian jet, a charge the Nigerian
Defence Headquarters spokesperson,
Gen Chris Olukolade has denied
"It’s not to my knowledge and
there has not been any report
from our people of such an
incident,” Gen Olukolade told BBC
in an interview
Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria have
in recent weeks stepped up coordinated
offensive operation against Boko Haram.
Chad and Nigeria have used fighter jets
as part of a regional alliance to defeat
the Islamist group that has recently
escalated its deadly attacks on Nigeria
and its neighbors.
Haram members in Abadam Faransa
village in Niger republic on Tuesday
February 17th accidentally killed 37
villagers who were gathered for the
funeral of a local chief. 20 others were
inj
ured from the airstrike.
Although no nation has claimed
responsibility for the airstrikes, some
Niger Republic military officers believe
the airstrike was launched from a
Nigerian jet, a charge the Nigerian
Defence Headquarters spokesperson,
Gen Chris Olukolade has denied
"It’s not to my knowledge and
there has not been any report
from our people of such an
incident,” Gen Olukolade told BBC
in an interview
Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria have
in recent weeks stepped up coordinated
offensive operation against Boko Haram.
Chad and Nigeria have used fighter jets
as part of a regional alliance to defeat
the Islamist group that has recently
escalated its deadly attacks on Nigeria
and its neighbors.
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