Nigeria drone attack: At least 85 civilians killed in
As people observed the Maulud holiday in northern Kaduna, Nigeria, a military drone strike mistakenly killed 85 civilians. More than 60 people were injured.
Army spokesman Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu said that troops carrying out aerial patrols observed a group of people and "wrongly analyzed and misinterpreted their pattern of activities to be similar to that of the bandits" before the drone strike.
"Twelve children died in my home. Six are mine, and six belonged to my brother," one Tudun Biri resident said Tuesday.
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu ordered a thorough investigation on Tuesday. Tinubu, who is attending the COP28 Climate Summit in Dubai, called Sunday night's incident a "bombing mishap," which was "very unfortunate, disturbing, and painful," his spokesman Ajuri Ngelale said in a statement.
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