Nigeria election boss rules out further poll delay as army claims gains

– Funeral hit –

Regional forces suffered a set-back Wednesday, however, with officials and humanitarian sources saying at least 36 people were killed and 27 wounded in an air strike by an unidentified plane on Nigeria’s border with Niger.

The bombs fell on mourners attending a funeral near the mosque in Abadam, half of which is in Niger and the other half in Nigeria. Only the Niger side of the village was hit.

Troops from Niger and Chad are currently mobilised along the border but both countries’ militaries denied being responsible.

Nigerian Air Force spokesman Air Commodore Dele Alonge too claimed no knowledge of the bombing, adding: “There has not been any report from our people of such an incident.”

Niger announced an investigation and three days of mourning over the incident, which risks losing the regional coalition support from the local population.

About The Author

MICHAEL MUMO

Michael is the Editorial Director at Capital Group Limited. He commands over a decade of journalism experience in both print and electronic media. He is a 2007-8 Chevening scholar who undertook his Masters degree in International Journalism at City University in London, and holds a BA degree from Daystar University in Nairobi.

See author's posts

Pages: 1 2 3 4