With the swirling reports of the alleged bombing of civilians in an air strike, the Nigerian Air Force has denied bombing civilian settlements.
“The attention of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has been drawn to some media reports insinuating that the recent air strikes conducted by its Air Task Force for Operation DIRAN MIKIYA killed only innocent civilians in the areas attacked and not bandits.
“The NAF finds such reports rather ridiculous because most of the locations attacked are within the Rugu, Sububu and Kagara Forests general area, which are known armed bandits hideouts that have been attacked in the past, without any outcry,” a statement by the Air Force said.
The Nigerian Air Force launched Operation DIRAN MIKIYA in July 2018 to flush out armed bandits terrorising Zamfara state. Read more