UN Demands Probe into Deadly Airstrikes In Northern Nigeria

The United Nations has called on Nigerian and Chadian authorities to investigate military airstrikes that allegedly killed civilians in northern Nigeria.
The appeal was made on Wednesday in New York by United Nations deputy spokesperson, Farhan Haq.
“We join the UN Human Rights Chief, Volker Türk, in expressing alarm and shock over reported civilian deaths in northern Nigeria,” Haq said.
According to reports, Nigerian airstrikes on a market in Zamfara State on May 10 allegedly killed at least 100 civilians.
Separately, Chadian military strikes reportedly killed dozens of fishermen in northwestern Nigeria, raising fresh humanitarian concerns.
Haq said both governments must carry ...