By Ken Afor
The Kaduna State Government has said a security meeting will be held in the coming hours following a purported bombing of a village on Sunday in the state resulting in multiple fatalities.
Samuel Aruwan, the Commissioner of the State Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, said that the government would make a statement regarding the matter.
“We will address the press at Government House on the situation because there will be a security meeting later,” he said.
However, the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) has denied being involved in the incident.
In a statement by Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, the Director of Public Relations and Information of the Nigerian Air Force, emphatically said that the Force has not conducted any aerial operations in the state.
According to NAF, “The news making the rounds alleging that Nigerian Air Force (NAF) aircraft accidentally killed innocent civilians in Kaduna is false.
“Please be informed that the NAF has not carried out any air operations within Kaduna State and environs in the last 24 hours.
“Also, note that the NAF is not the only organization operating combat armed drones in the North western region of Nigeria. It is also important to ensure that due diligence is always exhausted by the media before going to press with unverified and unconfirmed reports.”
On Sunday night, during a religious ceremony, attended by locals from the Tudun Biri village in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State were allegedly killed as a result of being bombed by a flying object.
“We were celebrating Maulud when the jet dropped the bomb, resulting in the immediate death of more than 30 people,” a local alleged.
More details to follow…
