Nigerian Senate on Wednesday, January 18, advised the military to as much as possible apply caution in their operations.
Scene of the IDP camp where a military plane mistakenly dropped a bomb
The advice followed a point of order, raised by the Senate Leader, Ahmed Lawan during today’s plenary session.
The Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu who presided over the plenary, said that, “We only hope and pray that this will not happen again. We urge the military, especially the air force; to as much as possible ensure that this does not happen again.
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“We are also conscious of the effort of our gallant soldiers, especially that which they have been making in the North-East. We believe this was completely unintended.”
However he urged the military not to allow the sad incident dampen their morale from continuing in the good work they were doing.
Ekweremadu, who condoled with the families of the deceased, said: ”We send our big condolences to the families who lost their dear loved ones in that very unfortunate incident. No doubt, it was
A minute silence was observed for the deceased by the senators.
Recall that dozens of people were killed on Tuesday, January 17, after a military plane mistakenly dropped a bomb inside the Rann IDP camp in Borno state.
The Rann IDP camp in Kala-balge Local Government Area caters for thousands of persons displaced by Boko Haram.
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The military spokesperson, Rabe Abubakar, a brigadier general, confirmed the incident but explained that it was an error that the military deeply regretted.
He explained that soldiers got information of movement of Boko Haram members and deployed ground troops and air cover to tackle the terrorists.
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