Nigeria president orders probe after drone kills 85
06 December 2023 |
9:02 am
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday ordered a thorough investigation into a weekend military drone attack that killed at least 85 people, including women and children, in northern Kaduna.
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