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Reuters
4 days ago
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- Reuters
Nigeria army airstrike kills 20 people, Amnesty and residents says
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, June 2 (Reuters) - At least 20 people were killed in a military airstrike in Nigeria's northwestern Zamfara state over the weekend, residents and Amnesty International said on Monday, with the rights group calling for authorities to investigate the incident. The Nigerian Army and Nigerian Air Force could not immediately be reached for comment. Residents said the airstrike occurred on Sunday in Maraya and Wabi villages in Zamfara state, one of the epicentres of attacks by armed groups, commonly called bandits, that maraud Nigeria's northwest region. The military operation was carried out by the Nigerian Air Force at the request of villagers who had suffered a bandit attack at the weekend, the residents said. An unknown number of people were wounded, they said. "The military aircraft arrived and started firing, killing at least 20 of our people," Abdullahi Ali, a Mani resident and member of a militia group of hunters, told Reuters by phone. Nigeria's military has in the past admitted to mistakenly targeting civilians while pursuing armed gangs in northwest Nigeria, where there is widespread insecurity, and has promised to investigate such cases. In January, a military airstrike killed 16 people in Tungar Kara, another town in Zamfara. Auwal Idris, another resident, said a jet dropped a bomb close to where community guards were fighting bandits, killing 20 of the guards. Amnesty said the latest incident should be investigated. "Attacks by bandits clearly warrant a response from the state, but to launch reckless airstrikes into villages — again and again — is absolutely unlawful," Amnesty said in a statement.
Al Arabiya
4 days ago
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- Al Arabiya
Nigerian military air strike kills at least 20 civilians: Residents
A Nigerian military air strike in the country's embattled northwest has killed at least 20 civilians, three residents told AFP on Monday. A group of local vigilantes were struck as they were pursuing a criminal gang in Zamfara state, the residents said. The Nigerian army did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
BBC News
4 days ago
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- BBC News
Nigerian air force mistakenly bomb vigilantes for Zamfara
Pipo wey dey some villages for Maru Local Goment Area for Zamfara State, northwest Nigeria, don tok say na 20 pipo die as bandits attack dem, and Nigerian army jet wey come fight di bandits drop airstrike wey kill pipo. Di villagers tok say di bandits carry more dan 50 pipo from di village wey dey work for farm, but di army jet wey come help, mistakenly kill some local vigilante wey dey try fight di bandits. Pipo for Mani area of Maru Local goment tok say di bandits wey ride come wit motorbike attack dem for afternoon wen dem dey farm. Dem tok say as di bandits reach, dem begin shoot anyhow and carry some pipo comot. One pesin wey no wan make dem call im name tell BBC Hausa say dem dey go help di pipo wey bandits attack wen di army jet come, but di jet begin shoot dem and kill some. Di man tok say, "Di bandits carry 50 pipo but as di army jet see us dey go help, e fly low begin shoot. Eviribodi run for im life and even us wey dey alive na God save us, sake say we lie down for ground." "We lie down like say dem shoot us too, and wen di jet comot, we stand up run go save ourself." Anoda pesin wey tok to BBC beg goment make dem help dem well well becos di bandits tok say dem go come back again. E tok say, "We dey beg goment make dem send more security come protect us. But make di security pipo sabi say sometimes dem dey mistakenly kill our pipo, make dem dey check well befor dem act." "We tell security afta di attack, but na so di jet just come kill our vigilante pipo." Up till now, Nigerian army neva tok anytin about wetin happun. For January 2025, Nigerian army jet mistakenly kill 16 pipo, including vigilante and farmers, for Tungar Kara village for Zamfara State becos dem tink say na bandits. Still for December 2024, anoda airstrike kill 10 civilians for Sokoto State, and di state govnor tok say na mistake wey affect innocent pipo.
BBC News
26-05-2025
- BBC News
Nigerian Army confam explosion for Abuja
Di Nigerian Army don confam explosion wey happun on Monday afternoon for one bus stop near military barracks for Abuja, di kontri capital. E neva clear wetin cause di explosion but local media reports tok say one pesin don die and anoda pesin injure, but officials neva confam di figures of casualities. Wen BBC reach out to di National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) for comment, di agency no respond. Di Nigeria Army ontop dia X page tok say di situation dey "unda control" but dem no give any oda details. "Explosion at bus stop opposite Mogadishu Cantonment Abuja situation unda control. Details later," @Nigerian army post. Di Nigerian police tok say dem receive "distress report regarding explosion" and dem dey investigate di incident wey happun near di Mogadishu military cantonment. di cantonment houses members of di Airforce and Navy. For January, one bomb explosion happun for one school, outskirts of di capital city, authorities confam say na Improvised Explosive Device (IED) wey students bring come school. Di blast for di Islamic school kill two pipo and injure two odas.
Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Yahoo
Nigeria police investigate blast outside army barracks in Abuja
ABUJA (Reuters) -Nigerian police said on Monday that they were investigating an explosion outside an army barracks in the centre of the capital Abuja and that one person was receiving medical attention in hospital after the incident. The police said in a statement that its Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit had been sent to the scene, which was cordoned off for analysis and to ensure the safety of commuters. The Nigerian Army said the blast occurred at a bus stop outside its Mogadishu Barracks, which also houses members of the air force and navy.
