Mohammed Idris, minister of information and national orientation, says a military air strike that killed civilians in Kaduna state “visibly distressed” President Bola Tinubu.
Last week, many residents were killed with scores injured after air strikes were launched on the Tundun Biri community.
The villagers were reportedly commemorating the birth of Prophet Muhammad when the jet dropped the bomb that led to the deaths of several persons.
Speaking at a central council meeting of the Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) on Monday in Minna, Niger state, Idris said traditional and religious leaders helped to calm frayed nerves in the aftermath of the incident.
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“Your Excellency and Your Highnesses, it is with a deep sense of empathy that I convey the heartfelt condolences of the President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, over the death of scores of Muslim faithful in Tudun Biri, Kaduna state through a mistaken drone attack by the Nigerian military,” Rabiu Ibrahim, media aide to the minister, quoted his principal as saying.
“May Allah Subhanahu Waata’ala give us all the fortitude to bear this unfortunate tragedy.
“May Allah grant the departed Aljannah Firdaus, and comfort the living, towards their physical, spiritual, and psychological healing, Ameen.
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“President Tinubu has earnestly expressed how the ‘bombing mishap’ was worrying and ‘painful’ to him and has as a result directed a thorough and full-fledged investigation into the incident and has called for calm, while the authorities look diligently into the mishap.”
The minister said Tinubu’s vision for Nigeria is all-encompassing and encapsulated in his Renewed Hope Agenda, which seeks to reform the economy, guarantee national security, and achieve food security.
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