The Center for Civilians in conflict has condemned the recent air strike in Nassarawa.
the recent drone strike in Na- sarawa State which resulted in the deaths and critical injuries of dozens of civilians, asking for a probe of the incident.
According to initial reports, the attack was intended to
neutralise bandits in the region, but strayed, killing a group of cattle herders returning to Nasarawa State from Benue State.
CIVIC’s Country Director, Benson Olugbuo, in a state- ment yesterday, signed by the organisation’s Programme Of- Advocacy, Julius Gaiya, asked
the Nigerian Government to investigate what went wrong and available to members of the public.
Accidental airstrikes on civil- ians have become a recurring threat in northern Nigeria in recent years, and to prevent similar tragedies in the future, CIVIC said it was pertinent for
the Nigerian Armed Forces to train or retrain all security agents to ensure improved air-ground coordination.
The statement also stressed that, in line with International Humanitarian Law, all involved actors must increase scrutiny ensure precautions were taken.
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