200 feared dead after Nigerian air strike hits market in northeast Yobe state
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200 feared dead after Nigerian air strike hits market in northeast Yobe state

April 12, 2026
South China Morning Post
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At least 200 people are feared dead after Nigerian military planes struck a village market while pursuing Islamist militants in the northeast of the country on Saturday night, a councillor for the area and residents said on Sunday. Nigeria’s Air Force said it had killed ‌Boko Haram militants in the Jilli axis in Borno state, but in a statement released to Reuters on Sunday it did not mention hitting a market.

200 feared dead after Nigerian air strike hits market in northeast Yobe state

It did not respond to further requests for comment. The government of the neighbouring...

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