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The Jika da Kolo community in Yadin Kidandan, Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State, have alleged that a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) plane, while fighting terrorists at the weekend, mistakenly bombed the community, resulting in the deaths of over 25 people.
However, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has disagreed with the villagers, insisting that the operation was carried out based on credible intelligence indicating a significant presence of terrorists and their weapons cache in the Yadi Forest.
The villagers claim that the victims included 23 worshippers at a mosque and others at a market in the area, who were mistakenly killed during the operation.
This is contrary to the claims by the Air Force authority, which stated that scores of terrorists were confirmed killed during the strike and that there was no mosque in the area.
A councillor representing the area, Abdullahi Ismail, confirmed the incident, saying the area was a danger zone because of the activities of terrorists.
Speaking to journalists, the villagers said among the victims were farmers and children who were at the community mosque that day.
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