Rann bombing

On 17 January 2017, a Nigerian Air Force jet mistakenly bombed an internally displaced persons camp near the Cameroonian border in Rann, Borno State. They had believed it was a Boko Haram encampment. The bombing left at least 115 people dead, including six Red Cross aid workers, and left more than 100 injured.

Quotes

• Rann was one place where the situation had been extremely bad for many months and we had been trying to gain access. When you see the levels of malnutrition and mortality in these place we have a duty to help.
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• This large-scale attack on vulnerable people who have already fled from extreme violence is shocking and unacceptable.
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• The immediate task is to conclude the investigation on the cause of the unfortunate incident. The report on the Rann incident is still being awaited.
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• People in Rann were happy to receive food. They have been isolated by rains and poor quality roads since June and running very low on food supplies.
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