NAF rejects involvement in alleged bombing of civilians in Kaduna

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has refuted reports that it bombed residents in Kaduna State’s Igabi Local Government Area, killing thirty of them, according to accounts from the local community.
The incident happened on Sunday night at around 9:00 p.m., when the inhabitants of Tudun Biri were celebrating Maulud Nabbiy. They claim that at that moment, a NAF plane dropped a bomb on them, killing at least thirty people.

The government would speak to the media following its Security Council meeting, according to Samuel Aruwan, the commissioner in charge of the Kaduna State Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs. However, the Air Force released a statement refuting its role in the airstrike.

Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, the NAF’s Director of Public Relations and Information, issued a statement claiming that no Air Force operations had taken place in Kaduna state in the previous twenty-four hours.

The statement said: “It is untrue that reports circulating that Nigerian Air Force (NAF) planes inadvertently killed defenseless people in Kaduna are true.

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“Please be advised that no air operations have been conducted by the NAF within Kaduna State or its surroundings during the past twenty-four hours.

It should be noted that there are other organizations in the Northwestern area of Nigeria that use combat-armed drones besides the Nigerian Air Force.

It is imperative to guarantee that the media consistently performs thorough due diligence before to publishing uncorroborated and unsubstantiated allegations. Much obliged.