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IDP camp bombing: Oby Ezekwesili blasts Nigerian army for costly mistake

– BBOG co-convener Oby Ezekwesili has praised the Nigerian Air force for their efforts

– She also denounced the costly mistake that led to the IDP camp bombing

– Ezekwesili spoke after her recent visit to the Sambisa forest

Oby Ezekwesili blasts Nigerian army

Oby Ezekwesili blasts Nigerian army

The Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) advocacy group co-convener, Mrs Oby Ezekwesili, who just returned from a visit to the Sambisa forest was saddened by the news of the Nigerian army bombing an IDP camp by mistake leading to several deaths and injuries.

From her official handle, she tweeted:

She then condemned the mistake, saying it was too costly:

Meanwhile, following her recent visit to the Sambisa forest, Mrs Ezekwesili commended the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) for the professionalism and sophistication they have displayed in the war against terrorists.

While speaking on Tuesday, January 17, in Yola, Adamawa state, Ezekwesili gave the commendation as a way to conclude her debriefing after spending a day and night in rounds of search sorties of the missing Chibok girls to Sambisa.

The Ministers of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali, the Chief of Air Staff, AVM Sadique Abubakar and selected journalists from local and foreign media also participated in the exercise, which was led by Mrs Ezekwesili.

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Witnessing the entire operation in a Beechcraft surveillance aircraft to Sambisa forest, she stated that the success so far recorded over the insurgents was because the military was well equipped.

She said: “A significant issue is the knowledge of how much of a difference it means for our military to be equipped. This position validates our demand that no military dis-empowered can win a war.

“For example, to imagine that the vast land of Sambisa general area, the

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