How U.S. Played 'Secret Role' in 2017 Attack On Displaced Nigerians in Borno - Report PremiumTimesng: Nigeria
An investigation by the Intercept, an online newspaper, has accused the United States of playing an"unacknowledged role" in the 2017 bombing ofThe report"Evidence suggests that the U.S. launched a near unprecedented internal investigation of the attack because it secretly provided intelligence or other support to the Nigerian armed forces," the American non-profit news organisation reports, citing a secret U.S, military document it obtained.
The Nigerian military and the federal government had said the"jet was meant to target suspected Boko Haram members when it accidentally bombed the camp." "Thus, when the mass movement was noticed through aerial satellite observation, it was taken for Boko Haram terrorists' activity, which needed to be neutralised with speed," Mr Eneche said.According to the report, U.S. surveillance and intelligence-gathering operations have often been employed in Nigeria, including a
"Its findings were never made public," the paper reported, noting"AFRICOM did not answer its questions about the results of Stokes's investigation or the extent of U.S. involvement in the attack."
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