Nigeria, Jan. 12 -- At least 20 people, including members of a local vigilante group, have been killed in a mistargeted airstrike by the Nigerian Air Force.

The incident happened in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State, the hometown of the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle.

PREMIUM TIMES gathered that the local vigilantes killed were members of the Zamfara Community Protection Guard.

The incident occurred on Saturday night, 11 January, at Tungar Kara, a community in Maradun LGA where both the Air Force and the victims of the airstrike were reportedly repelling an attack by terrorists.

A resident, Salisu Maradun, told PREMIUM TIMES that the vigilantes had mobilised to defend the community alongside other resident...