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Nigerian Army Airstrike Mistakenly Kills Seven Children In Niger Republic by Kuginzi(op): 3:02pm On Feb 20, 2022
An airstrike launched by the Nigerian Army with the aim to dislodge armed bandits on the border of Niger Republic has mistakenly killed seven children in the country.

The incident occured in the village of Nachade on Friday, February 18, 2022.

This was confirmed by Chaibou Aboubacar, the governor of the Maradi region, where the incident took place.

Aboubacar told AFP on Sunday that 12 children in total were affected by the strike, of which seven have died and five currently receiving treatment for injuries sustained.

“There was a mistake with the Nigerian strikes on the border that resulted in victims on our territory in the village of Nachade."

“The victims are 12 children, seven of them dead and five wounded.”


Four children died instantly and three others succumbed “to their injuries while being transported to the hospital,” said Abubakar.

The governor said the parents of the victims were attending a ceremony at the time of the incident while the children were probably playing before they were hit by the strikes.

“The parents were attending a ceremony and the children were probably playing when the strikes...” said Aboubacar.

He is of the believe that the planes were targeting "armed bandits" in the border areas, but “missed their target” hitting Nachade instead.

The governor revealed that he visited the graves of the children on Saturday and also stopped at the bombardment scene.

Meanwhile, at the time of this report, the Nigerian Army is yet to either confirm or debunk the incident.

The violence perpetuated by heavily armed gangs in the southwestern states of Katsina, Sokoto and Zamfara has spilled into several municipalities in the Maradi region of Niger Republic.
https://www.pulse.ng/news/local/nigerian-army-airstrike-mistakenly-kills-7-children-in-niger-republic/b309yxv

Re: Nigerian Army Airstrike Mistakenly Kills Seven Children In Niger Republic by Nobody: 3:14pm On Feb 20, 2022
Nigeria isn't ripe for use of fighter aircraft
Re: Nigerian Army Airstrike Mistakenly Kills Seven Children In Niger Republic by immortalcrown(m):
Properly trained fighters or untrained ones recruited on a nepotic basis?
Was it a mistake or a consequence of deliberate negligence of protocols?
Re: Nigerian Army Airstrike Mistakenly Kills Seven Children In Niger Republic by AchalugoNwa(f): 7:42am On Feb 21, 2022
angry

so sorry for Niger republic

thunder scatter Buhari.
Re: Nigerian Army Airstrike Mistakenly Kills Seven Children In Niger Republic by Investigative: 7:42am On Feb 21, 2022
Nigeria itself is a mistake
This is like the 13th time they mistakenly bomb civilians
Re: Nigerian Army Airstrike Mistakenly Kills Seven Children In Niger Republic by omoadeleye(m): 7:42am On Feb 21, 2022
I don't believe this
Re: Nigerian Army Airstrike Mistakenly Kills Seven Children In Niger Republic by dvkot(m): 7:43am On Feb 21, 2022
Nigeria go put you for thinking

Re: Nigerian Army Airstrike Mistakenly Kills Seven Children In Niger Republic by gambia(m): 7:43am On Feb 21, 2022
It's well.
Re: Nigerian Army Airstrike Mistakenly Kills Seven Children In Niger Republic by Tokskob2008: 7:43am On Feb 21, 2022
Nawa...
Intentionally they will avoid and take off whenever they are faced by the bandits but will surely and mistakenly bomb innocent civilians, and they are supposed to be professionals righthuh
Re: Nigerian Army Airstrike Mistakenly Kills Seven Children In Niger Republic by Eriokanmi: 7:44am On Feb 21, 2022
Vickyvice:
Nigeria isn't ripe for use of fighter aircraft
I'm telling you. Retardedd brains can't pilot a fighter jet, if it's same I see US and Russia parade. You've got to undergo an intensive training and make it a core course. Fighter jets aren't toys
Re: Nigerian Army Airstrike Mistakenly Kills Seven Children In Niger Republic by DAVECENA(m): 7:44am On Feb 21, 2022
Nor be Nigerian military when we know again?? U go old if u think sey dem go admit.
Even the video of the burning down of a village and lekki toll gate na photoshop so this one wen evidence no dey go be wetin? I laugh in nepotism and cluelessness!
Re: Nigerian Army Airstrike Mistakenly Kills Seven Children In Niger Republic by udemzyudex(m): 7:44am On Feb 21, 2022
Remember what happened to the fishermen?

I'm waiting patiently to hear the excuse they have to say this time.
Re: Nigerian Army Airstrike Mistakenly Kills Seven Children In Niger Republic by kiltoko1(m): 7:44am On Feb 21, 2022
E don set
Re: Nigerian Army Airstrike Mistakenly Kills Seven Children In Niger Republic by todaynewsreview: 7:44am On Feb 21, 2022
Lord mercy
Re: Nigerian Army Airstrike Mistakenly Kills Seven Children In Niger Republic by brownbib(m): 7:44am On Feb 21, 2022
Mistake is a norm for these guys! RIP
Re: Nigerian Army Airstrike Mistakenly Kills Seven Children In Niger Republic by tutudesz: 7:45am On Feb 21, 2022
undecided so ripe America that mistakenly bomb a family car in Afghanistan and called ISIS-K undecided What about the countless school's or homes bomb by America in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan undecided
Vickyvice:
Nigeria isn't ripe for use of fighter aircraft

Re: Nigerian Army Airstrike Mistakenly Kills Seven Children In Niger Republic by Henribest8(m): 7:45am On Feb 21, 2022
How am I sure if it's not Buhari that fly the jet

Re: Nigerian Army Airstrike Mistakenly Kills Seven Children In Niger Republic by NaijaMutant(f): 7:45am On Feb 21, 2022
It is now a normal occurrence in Nigeria for military air strikes to mistakenly target innocent civilians.

When a mistake becomes normal undecided
Re: Nigerian Army Airstrike Mistakenly Kills Seven Children In Niger Republic by afamaustin(m): 7:47am On Feb 21, 2022
Nothing works in Nigeria common fighter jet the can't handle.
Re: Nigerian Army Airstrike Mistakenly Kills Seven Children In Niger Republic by Kazeem47(m): 7:47am On Feb 21, 2022
Nigeria Army no get jet na.How come? Or you mean Air Force?RIP to the dead victims.
BTW,nobody is above mistake. Even the pilots of the World Powers make mistake.Some people are quick to believe any negative news about Nigeria,but can't believe any positive news about it.
Re: Nigerian Army Airstrike Mistakenly Kills Seven Children In Niger Republic by Multiplier7(m): 7:48am On Feb 21, 2022
Na dem be the main bandit na..except those innocent children cry

But Buhari will compensate them well because they are closely related as inlaws.
Re: Nigerian Army Airstrike Mistakenly Kills Seven Children In Niger Republic by Tvoice: 7:49am On Feb 21, 2022
Make una kuku begin use witch craft na , as air craft dey make so so mistake , abi weitin una say make I talk ah, i don tire to dey hear dis una aircraft mistake
Re: Nigerian Army Airstrike Mistakenly Kills Seven Children In Niger Republic by Cti28(m): 7:50am On Feb 21, 2022
Another one. They will soon deny, but later accept by adding sugar and salt to it.

Quata system pilots
Re: Nigerian Army Airstrike Mistakenly Kills Seven Children In Niger Republic by Obyangel: 7:50am On Feb 21, 2022
Does it mean NA don't have qualify fighter jets pilots? This country is a joke.
Re: Nigerian Army Airstrike Mistakenly Kills Seven Children In Niger Republic by xpressionx(m): 7:50am On Feb 21, 2022
Which mistake?
Re: Nigerian Army Airstrike Mistakenly Kills Seven Children In Niger Republic by Benjax4all: 7:51am On Feb 21, 2022
Sometime airstrike bombing have advantage and disadvantage, d advantage is it can kill scores of enime or terrorist at once while d disadvantage own it so painful it can also kill innocent pple and most affected are always children and women.
Re: Nigerian Army Airstrike Mistakenly Kills Seven Children In Niger Republic by pacespot(m): 7:52am On Feb 21, 2022
Eriokanmi:
I'm telling you. Retardedd brains can't pilot a fighter jet, if it's same I see US and Russia parade. You've got to undergo an intensive training and make it a core course. Fighter jets aren't toys
Maybe those people selling them the fighter jets should have made that a requirement before selling to them. But it seems they are only interested in the money, not concerned about what the weapon is being used for.
Re: Nigerian Army Airstrike Mistakenly Kills Seven Children In Niger Republic by Lemmy123(m): 7:52am On Feb 21, 2022
Eweeeeeey!

How you go do this kine mistake??

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Re: Nigerian Army Airstrike Mistakenly Kills Seven Children In Niger Republic by Ezedon(m): 7:53am On Feb 21, 2022
Untrained Repented Boko Haram
Re: Nigerian Army Airstrike Mistakenly Kills Seven Children In Niger Republic by royal231(m): 7:53am On Feb 21, 2022
Dem be tell us say na Boko haram commander.



Today we hear say na small children
Re: Nigerian Army Airstrike Mistakenly Kills Seven Children In Niger Republic by ayindejimmy(m):
The violence perpetuated by heavily armed gangs in the southwestern states of Katsina, Sokoto and Zamfara has spilled into several municipalities in the Maradi region of Niger Republic.


Abeg, we South west know our states o!

I just pray Biden won't see this
Re: Nigerian Army Airstrike Mistakenly Kills Seven Children In Niger Republic by Perfecttouchade: 7:53am On Feb 21, 2022
ok o
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