SaharaReporters earlier reported that the Nigerian Army claimed responsibility for the bombing of some community residents during a Maulud Nabiy celebration at Tudun Biriin in Igabi Local Government Area of the State.
Global human rights body, Amnesty International, has demanded an immediate and full-scale investigation into the bombing of Tudun Biri Village of Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State by the Nigerian Army.
SaharaReporters earlier reported that the Nigerian Army claimed responsibility for the bombing of some community residents during a Maulud Nabiy celebration at Tudun Biriin in Igabi Local Government Area of the State.
The army, however, said that the airstrikes where more than 30 residents were feared dead in the airstrikes on Sunday night while others sustained various injuries, were inadvertent, saying that the operatives were targeting terrorists.
Reacting to the incident in a series of posts on X on Monday, Amnesty International condemned the airstrikes, saying that “Over 120 civilians have been killed and dozens injured. Launching air raids is not a legitimate law enforcement method by anyone’s standard.”
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The organisation further stated that “The airstrike on the village community while holding a religious gathering on Sunday November 3, 2023 must be investigated.
“Such reckless use of deadly force is unlawful and lays bare the Nigerian military’s shocking disregard for the lives of those it supposedly exists to protect.
“The airstrikes on Tudun Biri village are an unlawful and excessive force on a catastrophic scale. It is yet another tragic example where Nigeria’s armed forces are found applying deadly military tactics to law enforcement situations.
“On January 24, 2023, Nigerian military airstrikes killed over 40 civilians in Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa state”.