Nigerian Air Force denies bombing Yobe community

16 Sep Nigerian Air Force denies bombing Yobe community

The Nigerian Air Force has denied carrying out any operations in the Buhari Village in Yunusari Local Government area of Yobe State where 9 people were reported killed on Wednesday morning.

The spokesperson of the Air Force, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, in a press statement said the claim that a NAF jet bombarded Buhari village and killed about ten people while injuring many others is false in its entirety.

“This tweet is false in its entirety. The NAF last conducted a mission in Yobe State (not Yunusari LGA) on September 5, 2021, and it was an armed recce. No bomb or missile was even expended,” the statement reads.