{"id":127413,"date":"2023-12-04T20:31:16","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T20:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/04\/naf-jet-bombs-kaduna-villagers-during-maulud-celebration\/"},"modified":"2023-12-04T20:31:16","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T20:31:16","slug":"naf-jet-bombs-kaduna-villagers-during-maulud-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/04\/naf-jet-bombs-kaduna-villagers-during-maulud-celebration\/","title":{"rendered":"NAF Jet Bombs Kaduna Villagers During Maulud Celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Some yet to be identified villagers in Tudun Biri of the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State have been killed after a bomb was allegedly dropped by a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) jet.<\/p>\n<p>However, a resident of the affected community who spoke with Daily Trust revealed that the bomb struck around 9pm on Sunday, when the villagers gathered to commemorate Maulud.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cThey were celebrating Maulud (birth of Prophet Muhammad) when the jet dropped the bomb, resulting in the immediate death of more than 30 people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0Five Crew Members Onboard Survive As NAF Helicopter Crashes In Port Harcourt<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Reacting to the unfortunate development in a statement made available to the public on Monday, the Director of Public Relations and Information of NAF, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, described the claim as false allegation.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cThe news making the rounds alleging that Nigerian Air Force (NAF) aircraft accidentally killed innocent civilians in Kaduna is false.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlease be informed that the NAF has not carried out any air operations within Kaduna State and environs in the last 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlso, note that the NAF is not the only organization operating combat armed drones in the North western region of Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is also important to ensure that due diligence is always exhausted by the media before going to press with unverified and unconfirmed reports.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<div data-advadstrackid=\"890536\" data-advadstrackbid=\"1\" class=\"infor-target\" id=\"infor-2012028898\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/300x250b.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some yet to be identified villagers in Tudun Biri of the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State have been killed after a bomb was allegedly dropped by a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) jet. 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