At least 200 people are feared dead after Nigerian military planes struck a village market while pursuing Islamist militants in the northeast of the country on Saturday night, a councillor for the area and residents said on Sunday.
Nigeria’s Air Force said it had killed Boko Haram militants in the Jilli axis in Borno state, but in a statement released to Reuters on Sunday it did not mention hitting a market. It did not respond to further requests for comment.
The government of the neighbouring…
200 feared dead after Nigerian air strike hits market in northeast Yobe state
