Devastating failure – Atiku condemns NAF airstrike at Jilli market

Former Vice President and chieftain of the African Democratic Party, ADC, Atiku Abubakar, has powerfully condemned the Nigerian Air Force, NAF, airstrike connected Jilli Market, which reportedly claimed the lives of guiltless traders, describing the incidental arsenic a “devastating failure” that should outrage each Nigerians.

DAILY POST reported that astatine slightest 56 people, mostly traders, were killed aft a subject airstrike deed a engaged play marketplace on the Borno, Yobe border.

The incidental happened connected Saturday astatine Jilli, located betwixt Gubio successful Borno State and Geidam successful Yobe State. Four combatant jets were said to person been progressive successful the operation, which was reportedly aimed astatine suspected Boko Haram fighters

Reacting to the improvement successful a connection posted via his X grip connected Sunday, Atiku lamented that portion information forces are targeting insurgents, civilians are erstwhile again caught successful the crossfire and reduced to collateral damage.

“The Jilli marketplace airstrike that killed scores of guiltless traders is not conscionable tragic, but a devastating nonaccomplishment that indispensable outrage each conscience.

“While targeting insurgents, guiltless Nigerians were erstwhile again reduced to collateral damage.

“How agelong volition citizens stay unsafe some from terrorists and from the precise operations meant to support them? Just a fewer days ago, the United States deployed implicit 150 aircraft...