BREAKING: Many IDPs Feared Dead As Nigerian Jet Mistakenly Drops Bomb On Them

Several Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) are feared dead after a Nigeria Airforce plane mistakenly dropped a bomb on them inside the Rann IDP camp in Borno State.

The Rann IDP camp located in Kala-balge Local Government Area is now home to thousands of persons displaced by Boko Haram.

As at press time, about five bodies have been confirmed by a source while over a 100 are believed to be injured including camp officials and Doctors without Borders, MSF.

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The military spokesperson, Brigadier General Rabe Abubakar, has confirmed the incident but explained that it was an error that the military deeply regretted.

He explained that soldiers got information of movement of Boko Haram members and deployed ground troops and air cover to tackle the terrorists.

It was the air support that mistakenly dropped the bomb, he said.

Rescue and evacuation efforts are ongoing with the International Red Cross (ICRC), deploying a helicopter to evacuate the wounded to hospitals.

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Speaking on the accident, the Theatre Commander of Nigerian forces in Borno, Major General Lucky Irabor, at a press conference said; “This morning today, we received reports about gathering of Boko Haram terrorists somewhere in Kala Balge Local Government area of Borno State. We got a coordinate and I directed that the air should go to address the problem.

“Unfortunately the strike was conducted but it turned out that the locals somewhere in Rann were affected.

“We are yet to get the details of the casualties. But we have some civilians that have been killed, others are wounded and we also have two of our soldiers that were also wounded. Among some that are wounded are local staffs of the Medicine Sans Frontiers as well as ICRC,” he said.

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