Survivors ask why busy market bombed in Nigerian anti-terror campaign

Survivors and observers challenge military's 'precision' label for airstrike that killed up to 200 civilians at a bustling border market. | Contesto: cronaca

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A Nigerian military airstrike on a bustling market in the country's restive northeast killed as many as 200 people on Saturday, with survivors and local observers reporting a devastating toll overwhelmingly comprised of civilians. The attack targeted the Jilli market, situated on the border between Borno and Yobe states, during peak trading hours. While the Nigerian Air Force has described the operation as a 'precision airstrike' against terrorist elements, eyewitness accounts from the scene paint a starkly different picture of carnage among vendors and shoppers. The military's official statement, which has not provided a specific casualty figure, asserts that the strike was a necessary action within its ongoing campaign against insurgent groups, including Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP). These groups have long operated in the region, leveraging the remote and porous border areas for movement and logistics. However, the scale of the reported civilian deaths at Jilli has immediately cast doubt on the operation's planning and intelligence, raising urgent questions about the rules of engagement and the protocols for authorizing such strikes in populated areas. This incident is not an isolated event but the latest and one of the deadliest in a documented pattern of airstrikes by the Nigerian Air Force over the past decade that have resulted in high civilian casualties. Human rights organizations and international monitors have repeatedly criticized these operations for inadequate safeguards, often citing a failure to distinguish between combatants and non-combatants. The frequency of such events has eroded local trust in security forces and fueled accusations of a callous disregard for civilian life in the pursuit of counter-terrorism objectives. Survivors of the Jilli market bombing have been vocal in their anguish and confusion, directly contradicting the military's narrative. They describe a scene of ordinary commerce suddenly shattered by explosions, with no warning and no apparent militant activity that would justify an attack of such ferocity on a known civilian hub. Their testimonies suggest the market was hit by multiple...

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