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At least 100 dead in Nigeria after air force 'misfire' on market, sources say
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At least 100 dead in Nigeria after air force ‘misfire’ on market, sources say
In this photo taken on April 22, 2017, Nigerian Air Force officers display ammunition next to a fighter jet during an event in Makurdi, Nigeria. (AP Photo/ Sunday Alamba, file)
By DYEPKAZAH SHIBAYAN and HARUNA UMAR
Updated 2:49 PM EDT, April 12, 2026
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MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — A Nigerian Air Force strike targeting jihadi rebels hit a local market in northeastern Nigeria, killing over 100 civilians including children and injuring many others, a rights group and local media reported on Sunday. Officials confirmed a misfire without providing details.
Amnesty International cited survivors as saying that at least 100 people were killed in the airstrike on Saturday on a village in Yobe state, near the border with Borno state, which is the epicenter of the jihadi insurgency that has ravaged the region for over a decade.
“We have their pictures and they include children,” Isa Sanusi, Amnesty International’s Nigeria director, told The Associated Press, referring to the casualties.
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At least 100 dead in Nigeria after air force ‘misfire’ on market, sources say
In this photo taken on April 22, 2017, Nigerian Air Force officers display ammunition next to a fighter jet during an event in Makurdi, Nigeria. (AP Photo/ Sunday Alamba, file)
By DYEPKAZAH SHIBAYAN and HARUNA UMAR
Updated 2:49 PM EDT, April 12, 2026
Leer en español
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — A Nigerian Air Force strike targeting jihadi rebels hit a local market in northeastern Nigeria, killing over 100 civilians including children and injuring many others, a rights group and local media reported on Sunday. Officials confirmed a misfire without providing details.
Amnesty International cited survivors as saying that at least 100 people were killed in the airstrike on Saturday on a village in Yobe state, near the border with Borno state, which is the epicenter of the jihadi insurgency that has ravaged the region for over a decade.
“We have their pictures and they include children,” Isa Sanusi, Amnesty International’s Nigeria director, told The Associated Press, referring to the casualties.
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