Niger: Seven kids killed in airstrike by Nigerian forces, official says
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The assault happened within the village of Nachadé within the area of Maradi, Niger, on Friday, a couple of kilometers from the border with Nigeria, mentioned Chaibou Aboubacar, the governor of Maradi. He mentioned seven kids have been killed and 5 wounded.
He didn’t say how he knew that Nigerian forces carried out the assault. Niger’s state tv additionally mentioned it was carried out by Nigerian forces, with out offering proof.
“As a matter of coverage, the Nigerian Air Pressure doesn’t make any incursions into areas exterior Nigeria’s territorial boundaries. That is our coverage,” Main Normal Jimmy Akpor, Nigeria’s Director of Defence Data, mentioned. He mentioned an investigation was underway.
The precise cause for the strike was not clear. It occurred in a area the place banditry is widespread and the place each governments concern that Islamist insurgents linked to Islamic State are gaining floor.
