A number of civilians have been killed by a Nigerian air strike targeting suspected jihadists near Lake Chad, which straddles north-east Nigeria and three neighbouring countries.
The incident comes less than two weeks after another air strike on a village that killed civilians in Nigeria’s north-east, where the military is fighting an Islamist insurgency.
Details are yet to emerge from the area of Kwantan Daban Masara, where the strike happened on Sunday morning.
Its’s not clear how many civilians were killed in the strike.
According to two people – a resident and a wounded victim – at least 50 people had been killed after a Nigerian Air Force fired on dozens of civilians.
In an intelligence report, the Nigerian Air Force, however, claimed that only one fisherman died and six others were wounded.
The armed forces are yet to release an official statement on the incident.
Iswap recently allowed fishing in Lake Chad, in exchange for a fee, but authorities say they have been fishing there to prevent financing of terror activities.
