Niger State Government on Thursday confirmed the killing of six children by a NAF fighter jet in the state.
Secretary to the State Government Ibrahim Matane confirmed the killing in an interview with journalists.
He said the tragedy which occurred last week is being investigated, saying that the children were killed during a raid on the terrorists.
The incident occurred in the Kurebe community, Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State.
Matane was asked if six children were killed by a NAF fighter jet, and he replied, “Yes, it occurred, the government is looking into the incident and an investigation is ongoing to ascertain what happened.”
Earlier, the chairperson of the Coalition of Shiroro Associations, Salis Sambo, had said the children got killed when the fighter jets tried to bomb some terrorists who ran into the community for safety.
He said the affected children were returning from the stream where they had gone to fetch water, adding that four of the children were members of the same family.
