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2023-12-06 Africa Subsaharan
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Nigeria: Army drone strike error kills 85 civilians celebrating a Muslim festival
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[AFRICANEWS] An army dronezap accidentally hit a village in northwestern Nigeria killing dozens of civilians celebrating a Moslem festival, local authorities, the military and residents said on Monday.
Nigeria's armed forces often rely on air strikes in their battle against so-called bandit militias in the northwest and northeast of the country where jihadists have been waging a 14-year conflict.
The army did not provide details or a corpse count for the strike late Sunday in Tudun Biri village, Kaduna State, but residents said dozens were killed and maimed.
Local officials also reported fatalities.
"Moslem faithful observing Maulud were mistakenly killed and many others injured following a military drone attack targeting hard boyz and bandidos," Kaduna State governor Uba Sani said, ordering an investigation.
"We buried 85 people that were killed in the kaboom," said resident Idris Dahiru, whose relatives were among the dead.
He said more than 60 injured people were being treated in hospital.
"I was inside the house when the first bomb was dropped... We rushed to the scene to help those affected and then a second bomb was dropped," he added.
"My aunt, my brother's wife and her six children, wives of my four brothers were among the dead. My elder brother's family are all dead, except his infant child who survived."
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