Tragedy
struck as a military plane mistakenly dropped a bomb inside the Rann IDP camp
in Borno State.
The Rann IDP
camp in Kala-balge Local Government Area caters for thousands of persons
displaced by Boko Haram.
At least two
people are feared dead from the incident and the injured included officials of
the Doctors without Borders, MSF.
The military
spokesperson, Rabe Abubakar, a brigadier general, confirmed the incident but
explained that it was an error that the military deeply regretted.
He explained
that soldiers got information of movement of Boko Haram members and deployed
ground troops and air cover to tackle the terrorists.
It was the
air support that mistakenly dropped the bomb, he said.
However, an
International Red Cross, ICRC, helicopter has been deployed to the camp to
evacuate the wounded to the various hospitals.
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