From Molly Kilete, Abuja The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has maintained that its airstrike in Sokoto State on Christmas Day targeted only the Lakurawa terrorist group and its logistics base leading to a secondary explosion that allegedly killed some villagers. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, who made this known, explained that […] The post Secondary explosion, not military airstrike killed Sokoto villagers – DHQ appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) insists that its airstrike in Sokoto on Christmas Day was solely targeted at a terrorist logistics base belonging to the Lakurawa group. They claim the casualties reported among civilians were due to secondary explosions resulting from the primary strike, not the airstrike itself.
The DHQ emphasizes that they conducted extensive intelligence gathering to confirm the location as a terrorist hideout and meticulously planned the operation to minimize collateral damage. They further state that ground forces were deployed to prevent the terrorists' escape and assess the situation following the airstrike.
Essentially, the DHQ maintains that the airstrike was precise and intended only for the terrorists, but unfortunately, secondary explosions caused civilian casualties.
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) insists that its airstrike in Sokoto on Christmas Day was solely targeted at a terrorist logistics base belonging to the Lakurawa group. They claim the casualties reported among civilians were due to secondary explosions resulting from the primary strike, not the airstrike itself. The DHQ emphasizes that they conducted extensive intelligence gathering to confirm the location as a terrorist hideout and meticulously planned the operation to minimize collateral damage. They further state that ground forces were deployed to prevent the terrorists' escape and assess the situation following the airstrike. Essentially, the DHQ maintains that the airstrike was precise and intended only for the terrorists, but unfortunately, secondary explosions caused civilian casualties.
