Nigeria court martial 12 military personnel over killing of 85 civilians on wrong bombing

At 12 personnel of the Nigerian Army are facing court martial in their alleged wrong bombing incident that hit Tudun Biri in Nigeria’s North West Kaduna state.

The bombing led to the death of 85 civilians on Dec. 3, 2023 an incident described as mistaken carried out by the military drone attacks in Tudun Biri, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj -Gen. Edward Buba, said on Thursday in Abuja on the operations of the Armed Forces.

Buba said that the military would punish personnel found culpable in the Dec. 3 incident, adding that investigation was conducted and concluded with a resolve to ensure that the personnel involved were brought to book and justice served for the victims.

“The military has conducted a painstaking investigation into the incident and has initiated disciplinary action against those culpable.

“Accordingly, the affected personnel are to face a court martial for acts of omission or commission with respect to the incident.

“I am however constrained not to speak much about the incident as it would be adjudged as prejudicial being a case before court martial.

“The military will take extra precautions in the future to ensure that non- combatants are safe,” he said.