Tag: Rann
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Rann: U.S. condemns Boko Haram attack, condoles with Nigeria
The United States Government has condemned the killing of UN aid workers in a Boko Haram attack on Rann, Borno State. Recall that the attack occurred late on Thursday. In a statement posted on the website of its embassy, the U.S. said it “strongly condemns the killing of three Nigerian aid workers in a Boko…
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Rann: Air strikes on Borno IDPs’ camp done in error — Defence Headquarters
The Defence Headquarters said yesterday that “lack of appropriate marking’’ caused the mistaken air strike by the Nigerian Air Force on Rann, Borno State, where a number of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) were killed in January. TheNewsGuru.com reports that Rann is the headquarters of Kala Balge Local Government Area. The Director Defence Information, Major-General John…
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Rann bombing: Outdated maps caused death of Nigerians – Surveyors
Nigerian Institution of Surveyors (NIS), Saturday, blamed use of obsolete maps for the tragic bombing of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps in Rann village of Kala-Balge Local Government Area of Borno State by the military. A fighter jet early in the year bombed aid providers, soldiers and displaced persons in error, killing about 100 persons.…
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How we accidentally bombed IDP camp in Rann – NAF
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, has explained that the Internally Displaced Persons Camp (IDP) camp in Rann, Borno was bombed due to “communication gap.” Abubakar, who stated this while speaking to journalists also confirmed that the committee set up to investigate the incident has submitted its report. “The report has been…
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Rann Bombing: Death toll hits 236
The death toll on last Tuesday’s accidental bombing of the Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs camp in Rann, Borno State, by the Nigerian Air Force has risen to 236. Chairman, Kalabalge Local Government area Babagana Malaria disclosed this on Saturday while briefing the Chief of Army Staff Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai. Buratai was in the…
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Over 170 killed in Rann Bombing – MSF
A group, Médecins Sans Frontières, MSF has said over 170 people were killed in the accidental bombing that occurred in Rann, Borno State on Tuesday. MSF said around 90 people were killed on the spot when a Nigerian airforce plane circled twice and dropped two bombs in the middle of the town of Rann,…