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Well oooops... Military drone strike accidentally kills 85 civilians celebrating a Muslim festival in Nigeria
Kaduna State incident is one of country's deadliest military bombing mishaps
By JAMES CALLERY PUBLISHED: 05:52 EST, 5 December 2023
A Nigerian army drone strike accidently killed at least 85 civilians in a village in northwest Kaduna State, officials said, in one of the country's deadliest military bombing mishaps. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday ordered an investigation after the army acknowledged one of its drones aimed at armed groups had accidently struck the Tudun Biri village on Sunday as residents were celebrating a Muslim festival.
The army did not give any casualty figures, but local residents had said 85 people, many of them women and children, had been killed. 'The Northwest Zonal Office has received details from the local authorities that 85 dead bodies have so far been buried while search is still ongoing,' National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said in a statement.
NEMA said another 66 people were being treated at hospital, but emergency officials were still negotiating with community leaders to calm tensions to be able reach the village.
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Sounds like a pretty hefty payload on that drone. Didn’t know they had that much trouble with rebels.
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85 dedt. Right. How do we know there was anyone there that can count to 85?
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After Gaddafi was taken out thanks to Obama, every North African islamic terrorist group including Boko Haram benefitted from Libya's weapons and funding. There's a whole bunch of unrest throughout the Continent thanks to Obama and there is no one to stop it.
Fortunately, it looks like Executive Outcomes is spinning back up along with several other PMCs. Shame that they were taken out by the UN and US. I guess they were both frightened and embarrassed by how well they maintained the peace on the Continent. Or maybe they just wanted to keep the Continent in turmoil so that they could exploit the unrest and line their pockets.
I know a few EO operators who stay very busy. It's a target rich environment after all.
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