A mistaken attack by the Nigerian army led to the death of 85 people
| On Tuesday, the President of Nigeria ordered a full investigation into the incident that killed dozens of Nigerian women and children following a mistaken drone attack by the country's army. |
According to the report of Fars News Agency International Group, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday ordered a full investigation into the erroneous drone attack of the country’s army that killed at least 85 people, including women and children of villages in the north of “Kaduna” led to be done. /world/africa/nigerias-president-calls-investigation-after-drone-attack-kills-85-2023-12-05/”>Reuters” Nigeria’s army commander visited the village of “Tondoni Beri” on Tuesday and apologized to its residents for the mistaken airstrike. Kaduna is located 163 kilometers from Abuja, the capital, and between the North-West and North-Central states, which are struggling with kidnappings and killings by militants.
Northwest Nigeria is one of the The most chaotic regions of this country are African. It is estimated that 30,000 armed bandits are present in this area. Nigerian government officials have announced that the bandits are linked to the Boko Haram terrorist group.
Boko Haram launched a bloody insurgency and war in northeastern Nigeria in 2009 and gradually expanded the scope of its attacks. expanded to neighboring countries. This terrorist group also declared its connection and allegiance with ISIS in 2015.
Nigerian relief management organization announced the official figures of 85 dead and 66 injured. . Witnesses said that more were killed.
The President of Nigeria called the Sunday night incident very unfortunate, sad and painful. In this regard, the spokesperson of the Nigerian Army said that the troops who were conducting aerial patrols saw some people and because of a wrong analysis, thought them to be militants and bandits and attacked them with a drone.
One of the residents of this area said: “Body parts, especially children, were thrown on the roofs of buildings and tree branches. We packed them in empty bags and placed them next to the bodies of the dead.” Another resident of the area said, “We counted 97 bodies that Many of them are women and children.”
According to the announcement of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, as a result of the terrorist activities of Boko Haram in the last decade in Nigeria, more than 30,000 People have been killed and nearly 3 million have been left homeless.
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