Some herders from Nasarawa State went to Makurdi, the Benue State capital to recover 1,250 cows impounded by the state Livestock Guards, unaware they would never return.
Also on Tuesday, no fewer than 40 herders were killed, including four in Nasarawa State, during yet another accidental strike.Research conducted by our correspondent showed the air wings of other countries’ militaries make blunders; however, it was observed that the mishits were not as consistent as those we have in Nigeria.
In Nigeria, the Air Force has hardly owned up to some of these incidents. For example, rather than admitting that the Nasarawa strike was carried out in error, the military has stated that it will not engage in discussions with the Nasarawa State governor. Also, no one has been held accountable for past incidents.
Another security expert, Chidi Omeje, said, “This is just an accident, and it is not peculiar to Nigeria. We are all aware that in the most recent case, it was a state government official who gave them the intelligence they went with. I must, however, confess that the recurrence of the misfiring is not a good one. The military must be more circumspect. What we have is an asymmetric war; they should be sure when they are releasing the bombs.
He added that these accidental strikes could be the result of distorted intelligence given to the pilots.
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