Nigerian jet believed to have killed civilians whereas chasing terrorists

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The Nigerian Air Force mentioned on Thursday it had killed and wounded civilians whereas chasing suspected Islamist rebels within the northeastern state of Yobe, in an incident residents mentioned had killed not less than six individuals.

Nigeria’s northeast is the middle of two Islamic insurgency: Boko Haram and the West African (ISWAP) department of the Islamic State, which break up from the previous group in 2016.

An Air Force spokesman mentioned a fighter jet responded to intelligence on Wednesday from the Boko Haram group, or ISWAP, on suspected rebel actions and fired “few probe shots” killing and injuring civilians within the course of.

Air Commodore Edward Gabquet didn’t specify the quantity.

“Unfortunately reports reaching Nigerian Air Force Headquarters allege that some civilians were accidentally killed while others were injured,” he mentioned in a press release.

“Therefore a Board of Inquiry has been constituted to thoroughly investigate the circumstances of the incident.”

Three residents of Yobe’s Unasari native authorities space informed Reuters that an Air Force jet had handed over the village early Wednesday morning earlier than the explosion.

“We saw it moving around the village and suddenly we heard two loud bangs,” resident Ibrahim Goni informed Reuters over the cellphone.

One resident mentioned that he had misplaced 4 of his family members whereas one other mentioned that his mom and niece had died within the incident.

Three residents mentioned not less than 45 individuals had been taken to Gaedam General Hospital in Yobe.

Nigeria’s conflict with Boko Haram and ISWAP has sparked one of many world’s worst humanitarian crises, with tens of millions depending on support.

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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS

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