Nigeria, Dec. 22 -- The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it has compensated the victims and families affected by the 25 December 2024 accidental airstrike on Sokoto villages.

The air force disclosed this in a statement posted on its official Facebook page on Sunday.

PREMIUM TIMES reported that a NAF aircraft, in an airstrike targeting suspected Lakurawa terrorists, killed at least 10 civilians in Gidan Sama and Rumtuwa villages in Silame LGA of Sokoto.

The airstrike was conducted under a joint operation called "Operation Fansan Yamma" in the North-west.

A military spokesperson had justified the killings at the time, describing the victims as associates of Lakurawa.

The Lakurawa terror group mainly operates in Kebbi and Sokoto states. Ex...