Air Force Admits To Air Attack On Yobe Village
September 17 2021
The Nigerian air force has acknowledged responsibility for an airstrike against a village in the northern Yobe state that killed at least 10 civilians, reports the Premium Times (Abuja).
On Wednesday, aircraft struck the village of Buhari in the Yunusari local government area in Yobe, near the border with Nigeria.
Six to 10 civilians were reportedly killed and 20 injured, reported the Voice of America News.
The Nigerian air force initially denied that it had carried out the strike....
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