Nigeria military kills 16 civilians in air strike 'mistake'
At least 16 civilians in Nigeria's north-western Zamfara State have been killed in a military air strike, apparently after being mistaken for criminal gangs. Residents told local media the victims were members of local vigilante groups and civilians defending themselves from armed gangs notorious for kidnapping people for ransom.
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At least 16 civilians were killed in a military air raid in the northwestern Nigerian state of Zamfara after a pilot mistook local self-defence forces for criminal gangs, residents told AFP on Sunday.
Nigerian military pilot mistakes self-defence force for criminal gang, kills 16 in airstrike
The incident is the second deadly military airstrike to hit civilians in less than a month. On December 25, an airstrike targeting jihadists killed civilians in two villages in neighbouring Sokoto sta
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