Sokoto State Governor Ahmed Aliyu visited the communities affected by a military airstrike that occurred in the early hours of Wednesday, resulting in the deaths of at least 10 individuals and leaving several others injured.
Gatekeepers News reports that the Governor expressed his concern over the tragic incident and, despite the challenging terrain, participated in the funeral prayers for the victims.
Accompanying the governor were Senator Aliyu Wamakko, the leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, and Muhammadu Maigari Dingyadi, the Minister of Labour and Employment.
Gov. Aliyu while condoling the community described the incident as unfortunate and an act destined to happen by the Almighty Allah.
“The military jets were on their mission to eliminate criminals armed groups terrorizing the state, and mistakenly bombed innocent people of this community.
“We consider this as a mistake because the same military had on several occasions successfully raided so many criminal hideouts in the state,”he added
The Governor further said a thorough investigation would be conducted to find out what led to the avoidable mistake, so as to guard against its recurrence.
Governor Aliyu also prayed to Almighty Allah to forgive the deceased, and give their families the strength to bear the loss.
Earlier, the Secretary to the State Government, Muhammad Bello Sifawa, announced a donation of N20million and 100 bags of assorted food stuffs to the families of the deceased.
He added that the state government will also settle the medical bills of those hospitalised as a result of injuries they sustained from the bombardment.
