The
Rann community, Kala Balge Local Government Area of Borno State has
lost about 236 residents in the recent bombing of a civilian camp by the
Nigeria Air Force.
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Presidential Spokesman, Garba Shehu made the staggering revelation
while speaking on a popular TV programme - Sunrise Daily on Channels TV
Monday.
According to him, that was the death toll as at Saturday, January, 21, 2017 with others lying in very critical conditions.
Before Shehu's comments, authorities had said about 54-65 people were killed.
But Médecins Sans Frontières, MSF, one of the humanitarian agencies which lost volunteers to the tragedy, said local sources confirmed over 170 dead.
Military authorities claim the accidental attack was carried out
following an intelligence report about the movement of members of the
Boko Haram sect in that region.
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