Nigeria: Civilians killed in suspected air strike on market

Numerous civilians have reportedly been killed in an alleged Nigerian Air Force airstrike on a village market. The strike is said to have occurred while the military was conducting operations against militant groups in the region.

The Nigerian Air Force has not yet commented on allegations that a busy marketplace was hit in the attack. Eyewitness accounts suggest a significant number of civilian casualties, though exact figures could not be confirmed at this time.

Nigeria has been struggling for years against various armed groups, including the Islamist terrorist organization Boko Haram in the northeast of the country. Military operations against these groups have repeatedly led to tragic incidents in the past, in which uninvolved civilians lost their lives. Human rights organizations are calling for an independent investigation into the recent incident.