"The military stated it had been targeting members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (Iswap) jihadist group, but local councillors reported over 200 civilian deaths."
"The Nigerian military claimed the airstrike was a precision attack on a known terrorist enclave, asserting that scores of terrorists were neutralized in the strike."
"Local traders denied that Islamist fighters were present at the market, emphasizing that the victims were just ordinary people going about their daily lives."
A devastating airstrike by the Nigerian military on Jilli market resulted in the deaths of up to 200 people, primarily civilians. The military claimed it targeted members of the Islamic State West Africa Province, but local reports and eyewitness accounts contradicted this, stating that the victims were ordinary traders. Nigeria faces multiple conflicts, including the Boko Haram insurgency and banditry in the north-west. The military asserted the strike was precise, but local traders denied the presence of jihadists at the market, raising questions about the military's rationale and the high civilian death toll.
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