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General News of Monday, 26 April 2021

Source: www.mynigeria.com

'Look at the smoke, the airforce has killed us' - Soldiers lament over death of their colleagues

The two soldiers who escaped the attack The two soldiers who escaped the attack

About 20 soldiers have been mistakenly killed by operators of the Nigerian Air Force fighter jet, in an aerial attack against Boko Haram.

According to a soldier, the fighter jet mistook the gun truck carrying the soldiers for terrorists, and bombed it, resulting in his colleagues losing their lives.

"Air force don kill all the soldiers ... Na the smoke you dey see so. Na the smoke you dey see so. Dem dey enter bush," two soldiers who escaped the attack cried out in a viral video.

Reports also indicated that the target of the NAF fighters; the terrorists had invaded Mainok in a convoy of four MRAPs, a scorpion Armoured Personnel Carrier and several gun trucks disguised as friendly forces on Sunday night, before dislodging troops of 156 Battalion and setting their camp ablaze.

Watch the video below: