IDP Camp Bombing "NAF officers are highly professional," says Lai Mohammed
Lai Mohammed stated this while reacting to the accidental bombing of an IDP camp by an NAF jet.
Lai Mohammed, the minister of information has condemned the bombing of internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in Rann, Borno state by a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) jet on Tuesday, January 17, 2017.
According to Doctors Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), the accidental strike carried out by the NAF killed at least 52 civilians withe about 120 persons injured.
Mohammed in a statement by his spokesman, Segun Adeyemi
said he was saddened as the accidental bombing is not a true reflection
of the level of professionalism that he witnessed during the visit.
IDP Camp bombing in Rann, Borno State by the NAF
His words: "One
of the things we went away with after spending some two days at the
Tactical Air Command in Yola is the strict adherence to operational
guidelines and the high level of professionalism of the officers and
men, especially the young pilots who fly high-risk missions day and
night.
"Among others, we
witnessed pre and post-mission briefings for the pilots, the high
attention paid to details, especially concerning emergencies and
weather, and the evacuation plan in case of accidents. We heard that on
several occasions during their sorties, fighter pilots have had to hold
their fire after observing the movement of women and children in
Sambisa. We also witnessed the same careful disposition when we flew to
Sambisa with the pilots.
"It,
therefore, came to me as a rude shock to learn, a few hours after
leaving Yola, that one of the fighter jets has accidentally bombed
civilians, including aid workers,'' the minister added.
IDP Camp bombing in Rann, Borno State by the NAF
The Minister condoled with the families of those who died in the sad event and prayed for quick recovery for the injured.
Alhaji Mohammed recently led members of the Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) group on a guided tour to Yola, where the Air Component of the fight against Boko Haram is based.
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