The Labour Party president’s candidate Peter Obi has warned the Nigerian Army and asked the military agency to be more professional in its future operations.
His comment came after the military admitted that it mistakenly struck a community in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State killing dozens of civilians.
The Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja has paid a condolence visit to the community and tendered the apology of the army to the district head of the community.
The former Anambra State Governor expressed his view on the X platform on Tuesday. He said that the military should have utmost caution and professionalism to avoid another incident.
Obi wrote, “I read with sadness, the devastating reports of the accidental bombing of Tudun Biri Village in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, by a Nigerian Army craft that mistook the villagers for terrorists. The lethal incident left death tolls reported to have risen to 80 persons, with several others injured.
“While our military continues to fight impressively against insecurity in many parts of the country, they must exercise utmost caution and professionalism to avoid this kind of embarrassment to both the military and the country.
“Any incident that leads to harm or loss of lives of the innocent people they are meant to protect should be avoided.
“Even though the mishap is one too many, the security agencies should work with reliable human intelligence report on ground before any offensive attack to avoid innocent casualties as has reported in this case.
“Fatal mistakes like this leave indelible trauma on the families who have lost their loved ones to this ugly and unfortunate mishap. I sincerely commiserate with families that lost their loved ones. And to the dead, I pray God Almighty to forgive their sins and grant them eternal rest, and quick healing to the injured.
“We pray that such a mistake leading to a sorrowful outcome, as this, never happens again in our country. It is regrettable that the problem of insecurity in our nation has persisted for so long that we are now paying such unintended human costs as collateral damage.”
Online Parrot News has given update on the disaster in the northwest state. The inadvertent bombing of Tudun Biri community has sparked reactions when it was reported that at least 80 members of the community lost their lives.
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