There are fears as one civilian was reportedly killed and several others injured after jets belonging to the Nigeria Air Force (NAF), were reported to have bombed Kunkuna village, in Safana Local Government Area of Katsina.
This is coming hours after suspected terrorists attacked a presidential advance convoy in the State.
The Nigerian Air Force has not reacted to the incident as military officials directed journalists to the Force Headquarters in Abuja.
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This is not the first time innocent Nigerians will be killed in an aerial bombardment by the military in an effort to rid the nation of bandits and insurgents ravaging parts of the country.
Last April, no fewer than six children lost their lives to an explosion from a fighter jet belonging to the Nigerian Air Force in Kurebe, Shiroro Local Government of Niger State.
The incident happened on April 13 when the children were coming back to fetch water from a motorised borehole within the Kurebe community.
Similarly, about nine people were killed when a NAF fighter jet rained bullets from the skies in the Buhari community, Yunusari Local Government Area of Yobe on September 15, 2021.
After initial denial, the Nigerian Air Force on September 16 admitted that one of its fighter jets on a mission against terrorists “unfortunately” bombed civilians in Yobe.
NAF spokesman at the time, Edward Gabkwet, said the military had launched an investigation into the incident.
In April 2021, over 20 soldiers were allegedly killed in Mainok, Borno State, when a NAF fighter jet responding to attacks on a military camp by Boko Haram insurgents bombed the military camp based on a wrong coordinate.