SAN FRANCISCO, January 18, (THEWILL) – No fewer than 76 people have now been confirmed dead in Tuesday’s accidental Nigerian Air Force strike on an Internally Displaced Persons, IDP camp, at Rann in Borno state.
According to a statement on Wednesday, by the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRC), more than 100 have also been wounded in the accidental strike in Borno state.
The death toll on Tuesday was given as 52 and 120 wounded by Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), also known as Doctors Without Borders, who are volunteering in the IDP camp.
ICRC said six Nigeria Red Cross members were killed and 13 wounded.
“In addition to aid staff, it is estimated that 70 people have been killed and more than a hundred wounded,” it said in a statement.
Meanwhile, a federal government delegation led by the Chief of staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, has arrived Maiduguri, Borno State, in respect of the bombing.
The government delegation comprises the Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, Ministers of Defence and information; the Chief of Defence Staff, as well as the Chiefs of Army and Air Staffs.
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