Eighty-five were killed in an accidental air strike by the Nigerian Army at Tudun Biri village in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Channels TV reports.
The North-West zonal spokesman of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Halima Suleiman, said that 66 other victims were also injured in Sunday’s bombing.
She said the fatality figure was gotten from the local authorities after the burial of the victims on Monday.
“The Northwest Zonal Office has received details from the local authorities that 85 dead bodies have so far been buried while a search is still ongoing,” NEMA said.
However, emergency officials were still negotiating with community leaders to calm tensions to be able to reach the village.
