Jilli Market airstrikes: ‘What I know’ – Ex-Army Chief, Tukur Buratai

A erstwhile Chief of Army Staff, Ambassador Lt Gen Tukur Buratai, has reacted to the Jilli Market airstrike which happened on the Borno-Yobe border.

Over 50 persons were reported to person mislaid their lives successful the strikes, with galore others were injured.

Buratai said that portion immoderate nonaccomplishment of guiltless beingness was profoundly unfortunate and painful, the Nigerian Air Force indispensable beryllium commended for the quality and courageousness and professionalism displayed successful the cognition successful the country helium described arsenic a den of terrorists.

He said the onslaught was a targeted subject enactment based connected credible quality that Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists were utilizing the play marketplace astatine Jilli to cod amerciable levies, procure supplies, and program further attacks.

“The nationalist should recognize the past ofJilli Market. It has agelong been a notorious violent logistics hub,” Buratai said successful a connection connected Sunday.

He continued, “The Nigerian Army repeatedly raided and unopen it down. In 2018, during Operation LAST HOLD, our troops occupied the country and engaged successful aggregate clashes with insurgents.

“Despite respective closures, the terrorists continued to run the marketplace with the practice of immoderate individuals who patronised and supplied them.

“It is profoundly regrettable that guiltless lives whitethorn person been caught successful the strike, but ...