By Uche Mbah
Days after the Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, relocated to the Northeast, the Nigerian Air Force Monday bombed Sakotoku village in Damboa Local government of Borno state killing seventeen people, including women and children.
Reports indicate that some were killed while they played with their children under a mango tree. The Airforce said they had intelligence that Boko Haram was gathering in the village. The target area is said to be about twelve kilometers away.
The Cable quotes sources as saying they were unaware of the lack of communications.
“We don’t know if they didn’t communicate well with the land troops as the air force jet fired that bomb on the village,” one of the sources said.
“Seventeen people were killed, mostly women and their children playing under mango trees. Many were also injured and have been taken to the 25 army brigade in Damboa, and those with critical injuries were taken to Maiduguri.”
Recall that the Chief of army staff, miffed by the perceived successes of the Chadian troops who invaded the enclaves of the terrorist groups and decimated them, relocated to Northeast to lead from the front. Chad had accused Nigeria of a lack of seriousness in the fight against insurgents.
Photos of him in combat gear were being circulated on social media, with one showing him jumping out of a helicopter with a Parachute. critics accused him of indulging in showbusiness.
This is not the first time that Nigeria airforce will be doing that.
