2023-12-05 08:02:00
At least 85 civilians died in Nigeria due to an “accidental” attack by the Army during a religious festival (EFE/FILE)
At least 85 civilians were killed and 66 injured last Sunday night in an air operation by the Nigerian Army in the north of the country, which “accidentally” attacked a town where a religious festival was being celebrated, authorities reported this Tuesday.
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ordered an investigation following the armed forces acknowledged that one of their drones mistakenly attacked the village of Tudun Biri while its inhabitants were celebrating a Muslim holiday.
“The northwest zone office received information from local authorities that 85 bodies have been buried so far, while searches continue,” the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said in a statement.
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This agency specified that 66 people were also hospitalized and that those responsible for emergencies were still negotiating with local traditional chiefs to calm tensions and be able to go to the town.
The air operation was directed once morest “terrorists” camping in the Nigerian state of Kaduna, but the Army “accidentally” attacked the town of Tudun Biri, the text states.
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“President Tinubu describes the incident as very unfortunate, disturbing and painful and expresses his outrage and sadness at the tragic loss of Nigerian lives,” the presidency said in a statement.
The army did not provide figures on the casualties, but residents stated that 85 people died, including women and children.
Some Nigerian states – especially in the center and northwest of the country – suffer incessant attacks by “bandits”, a term used in the country to name criminal gangs that commit mass assaults and kidnappings to obtain large ransoms and to whom the authorities They are sometimes called “terrorists”.
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