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A weapon fired from the air in Nigeria killed at least 21 members of a civilian defense group<\/a> as they responded to an attack by gunmen in the country’s volatile north, witnesses said Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Authorities have not said who was responsible for the strike, which residents described as coming from a drone<\/a>. It took place in Niger state, one of Nigeria’s most insecure areas despite its close proximity to the capital, Abuja.<\/p>\n

Ayuba Lagodo, a member of the civilian defense group that tries to protect villagers, said a drone strike hit shortly after residents reported an attack under way in Galadimakogo. Such defense groups are common in Nigeria\u2019s north<\/a>, where many hot spots of violence have an inadequate official security presence.<\/p>\n

At least 21 people were confirmed dead after Tuesday’s strike. Lagodo said the death toll would likely rise because many people were critically wounded or unaccounted for.<\/p>\n

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While it wasn’t clear who launched the drone, blame quickly fell on the Nigeria Air Force, which has carried out similar strikes in recent years.<\/p>\n

Federal police<\/a> in Niger state told The Associated Press on Wednesday that a military operation had been conducted in the state. However, spokespeople for the Nigerian Air Force and Nigeria’s Defense Headquarters have yet to respond to media inquiries.<\/p>\n

Two state government officials have started to investigate the incident, said Mary Noel-Berge, chief press secretary to Niger’s governor.<\/p>\n

Military air raids are common in Nigeria, where an Islamist insurgency in the northeast and violent attacks by armed groups<\/a> in the northwest and central regions have overstretched the country’s armed forces.<\/p>\n

In 2017, more than 100 people were killed when a refugee camp was mistakenly bombed. Some Nigerian army soldiers died in 2021 after a fighter jet that security forces said was targeting extremists bombed their truck.<\/p>\n

“\u2018Accidental\u2019 strikes are very rampant in Nigeria. One of the things we can attribute this to is faulty intel,” Confidence MacHarry, a security analyst with the Lagos-based SBM Intelligence security firm, said.<\/p>\n

A lack of accountability also plays a role, he added.<\/p>\n

“Not a single person has been punished in the history of all these airstrikes<\/a> on civilians,” MacHarry said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/north-nigeria-drone-strike-kills-21-civilians <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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