The Military jet "accidentally" (i don't believe that it was accidental though) bombed Borno refugee camp killing more than 100 people after mistaking them for Boko Haram extremists.
Among the dead were 20 Red Cross workers, according to their colleague, who were with the refugees when the bombardment rained down on northeast Rann, near the border with Cameroon.
The camp in northeast Nigeria was for those made homeless by Boko Haram Islamists.
Medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) on Tuesday condemned an accidental air strike by the Nigerian military on the camp, and their director of operations Jean-Clement Cabrol said: 'This large-scale attack on vulnerable people who have already fled from extreme violence is shocking and unacceptable.'
Among the wounded were two soldiers and Nigerians working for (MSF) and the International Committee of the Red Cross, he said.
Thirteen Red Cross workers were also wounded in the blast.
This is believed to be the first time Nigeria's military has admitted to making such a mistake.
MSF said its teams were trying to provide emergency first aid at its facility in the camp and were stabilising patients to evacuate the wounded from the scene.
'Our medical and surgical teams in Cameroon and Chad are ready to treat wounded patients.
'We are in close contact with our teams, who are in shock following the event,' it added.
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), which also had teams in the area, said only there were 'a number of people wounded and some killed', without specifying figures.
'We are currently in contact with the relevant authorities to organise medical assistance and evacuations,' an ICRC spokeswoman in Abuja said.
Major General Lucky Irabor, who heads the military operation against the militants, said the air force had been given coordinates of 'Boko Haram terrorists' in the Kala-Balge area.
'Unfortunately the strike was conducted but it turned out that the locals somewhere in Rann were affected,' he told reporters at a briefing in the Borno state capital, Maiduguri.
'These are the result of fog of war,' he added. 'It is unfortunate. That is the reason why this war must come to an end.'
The bombing comes as Nigeria's military claims further gains against the Islamic State group affiliate, pushing them out of captured territory and their remote bases in Borno state.
Last month, the army said the conflict was in its final stages after nearly eight years of violence that has killed at least 20,000 and left more than 2.6 million others homeless.
The government is tired of feeding those refugees actually,so the other option is to obliterate them,this is the useless government that Husain Obama was supplying military equipments to kill innocent people.
ReplyDeleteWhy would a military that claim to be trained mistakenly bomb orphans and women who where rendered homeless by those useless boko haram terrorist. And people are still defending them. There is something to this. Their blood will Go after those murderers. Useless country!
ReplyDeleteStupid blogger, you are supposed to know that the government can simply close the camps and nothing will happen. What happened was accidental and regrettable
ReplyDeleteSo the military Jet "accidentally" killed 100 civilians including Red Cross members...I'm waiting for the day this same military Jet will "accidentally" kill Fulani herdsmen and Boko harm members
ReplyDeleteWhat the hell?? That aint accidental but seems much more deliberate. How on did the jet pilots confuse a refugee camp with a strategic attack point and kill hundred innocent refugees??
ReplyDeleteThis is a painful miscalculated operation which can happen even to the best and experience pilot. stop the hate and support the fight against terrorism. My heartfelt condolence to the bereaved.
ReplyDeleteThis is just one of the numerous ineptitude of this government, everything buhari touches turns to disaster, he touched Nigerias economy and it retrogressed grossly, he is simply incompetent
ReplyDeleteWhy should professional Air-force men, trained with our hard-earned taxpayers' money make this murderous mistake? Not on target enemy but on poor, hunger-stricken orphans whose parents had been killed by Boko Haram. I hope this is not true! This is pure murder! The authorities should not treat this matter with levity or as an ordinary 'mistake'. Was there an enemy that ran in to the IDP Camp and was being pursued? They should provide answers to these questions!
ReplyDeleteThat's what u get from an unprofessional army that is stuffed with the relatives of local chiefs, politicians and Generals.
ReplyDeleteIf its a red cross camp there be a big red cross painted on the roof so I don't think its a mistake.
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