Tragedy strikes as Nigerian Air Force jet bombs civilians in Kaduna
Scores of villagers are feared dead after a Nigerian Air Force jet mistakenly dropped a bomb at a Maulud celebration event at Tudun Biri, a community within Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, northern Nigeria.
The incident, which happened on Sunday around 9:00pm, killed at least 30 people.
The Nigerian Air Force has yet to speak on the incident at the time of the report
Daily Trust reports that the bomb struck while the villagers gathered to commemorate Maulud in the village.
The outlet quoted a villager saying, “They were celebrating Maulud (birth of Prophet Muhammad) when the jet dropped the bomb, resulting in the immediate death of more than 30 people.”
Samuel Aruwan, Overseeing Commissioner of the State Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, of the state is yet to comment on the tragic event, stressing that the government would address the media in a press conference at the Government House.
“We will address the press at Government House on the situation because there would be a security meeting later. So, let’s meet by 10 am,” he said.
