At least 16 people were killed in a military airstrike in Zamfara State, northwest Nigeria, after a fighter jet mistakenly hit a group of local vigilantes. The group had been chasing armed men who attacked their village.
The airstrike happened late Saturday in Tungar Kara village, Zurmi District. Residents said the victims had come from nearby villages to help defend Dangebe, a village attacked by gunmen on motorcycles. The attackers burned houses and stole livestock before running away.
A local resident, Sa’idu Ibrahim, said the airstrike happened as the group was returning home. “We recovered 16 bodies and took many injured people to the hospital,” he said. Another resident, Bube Namare, said more bodies might still be found as the search continued.
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