Apr. 11- a Nigerian military airstrike killed approximately 100 civilians at Jili Market between the Bomo and Yobe states. Since 2017, Nigeria has faced safety concerns as 500 Nigerians have lost their lives to military incidents. Security analysts have detected inefficiency between ground troops, air troops, and stakeholders.

Taking place at the Jili Market, the military attempted to target a location that was “long identified as a major terrorist movement corridor and convergence point for Islamic state west African Providence terrorists and their collaborators.” The Boko Haram has been ravaging the country causing attacks on local villages, including kidnappings of girls from their schools. The military confirmed that “scores of terrorists” were killed in the strike but mentioned no causalities.

The military sent a team to “proceed” to the location on the allegations of the bombing. As the Nigerian Director of the Amnesty International and Residents stated that, “We are in touch with people that are there; we spoke with the hospital. We spoke with the person in charge of casualties, and we spoke to the victims.” According to Amnesty, about 30 people were injured, including a resident, 43-year-old Ahmed-Ali, who went to the Jili Market to buy some animals. In the aftermath receiving treatment in the hospital, Ali described the moment, “I became so scared and attempted to run away, but a friend dragged me and we all lay on the ground.”

Though the number of casualties remain varied as Yobe’s Geidan district, Lavan Zanna Nur Geidam, an official form from an international humanitarian agency said up to 200 people were killed in the incident. These statistics are expected to change as searches continue for survivors.