Media Group Appeals For Calm Over Kaduna Bombing

 

Muslim Media Watch Group of Nigeria (MMWG) has appealed for calm to prevent any security breach as a result of the accidental drone bombing of Tundun Biri, Kaduna State by the Nigerian Army.

In its reaction to the incident which left over 86 people dead with many others injured, the group stated that the attack must not have been deliberate.

The group in a statement signed by its national coordinator, Alhaji Ibrahim Abdullahi, however, cautioned the military to be extra careful by ensuring that due-diligence is done in future military operations to avoid collateral damage and carnage of this nature.

It noted with concern that accidental military attacks leading to several loss of innocent lives had been occurring in Nigeria since 2017.

The group admonished the Nigerian Army to concentrate on its core mandate of being ground officers and soldiers and restrain itself from involvement in air-strikes with drones," because of the mistaken identities that has caused the death of innocent citizens of Nigeria especially now in Kaduna State."

It added that only the Nigerian Airforce (NAF) is well-trained for air military attacks, and asserted that even with that, NAF still commit errors - appealing to both the Nigerian Airforce and Nigerian Army to step-up their level of military training and routine maintenance of facilities so as to be able to cope with the level of insecurity the country is facing presently without any mistaken identity any longer.

While saluting the military over its commitment to internal and external security of Nigeria, it urged the commanding military authorities to note that accidental bombing and military air-crashes have been creating fears in the minds of the people, “on the competence and otherwise of our military."