A military airstrike targeted at Boko Haram members in
Abadam Faransa village in Niger republic on Tuesday February
17th accidentally killed 37 villagers who were gathered for the
funeral of a local chief. 20 others were injured from the
airstrike.
Although no nation has claimed responsibility for the
airstrikes, some Niger Republic military officers believe the
airstrike was launched from a Nigerian jet, a charge the
Nigerian Defence Headquarters spokesperson, Gen Chris
Olukolade has denied
"It’s not to my knowledge and there has not been any
report from our people of such an incident,” Gen
Olukolade told BBC in an interview
Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria have in recent weeks
stepped up coordinated offensive operation against Boko
Haram. Chad and Nigeria have used fighter jets as part of a
regional alliance to defeat the Islamist group that has recently
escalated its deadly attacks on Nigeria and its neighbors.
