{"id":11419,"date":"2024-12-28T11:37:58","date_gmt":"2024-12-28T11:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitaltradecenter.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/28\/at-least-10-killed-after-nigerian-military-jet-targeting-bandits-bombs-civilians\/"},"modified":"2024-12-28T11:37:58","modified_gmt":"2024-12-28T11:37:58","slug":"at-least-10-killed-after-nigerian-military-jet-targeting-bandits-bombs-civilians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitaltradecenter.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/28\/at-least-10-killed-after-nigerian-military-jet-targeting-bandits-bombs-civilians\/","title":{"rendered":"At least 10 killed after Nigerian military jet targeting bandits bombs civilians"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm56k6amz00lv2bp2cm9sg8xd@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            At least 10 people were killed and several wounded when a Nigerian military fighter jet pursuing bandits in two villages mistakenly bombed civilians in the northwestern state of Sokoto on Wednesday, the state governor Ahmed Aliyu said.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm56kzwiy00073b6m4fdz1jve@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            \u201cThe military jets were on their mission to eliminate criminal armed groups terrorizing the state, and mistakenly bombed innocent people of this community,\u201d Aliyu said in a statement.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm56kzwiy00083b6mxx3s23w2@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Aliyu added that the state will collaborate with other authorities to investigate the military operation that killed people in the villages of Gidan Sama and Rintuwa in the Surame local government area.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm56kzwiy00093b6mi4t6xolr@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            The military late on Wednesday said it had struck targets in the vicinity of Gidan Sama and Rumtuwa identified as associated with the Lakurawa group, but did not provide any details on civilians affected.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm56kzwiy000a3b6mxalikyl1@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Last month, the military warned of a new insurgent group, Lakurawas, infiltrating the country\u2019s northwest region from neighboring Niger and Mali.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm56kzwiy000b3b6ml13m0ppi@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Wednesday\u2019s deadly air assault occurred at around 0500 GMT after two military jets dropped bombs in the villages, the local government chairman said.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm56kzwiy000c3b6mc76x6mqa@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            There is widespread insecurity in northwest Nigeria, while a 15-year Islamist insurgency has plagued the northeast of the country and gang and separatist violence affects the southeast.    <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div>This post appeared first on 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