No fewer than two people have been reported dead, many others injured after a Nigerian military jet on Tuesday mistakenly dropped a bomb inside the Rann IDP camp in Borno State.
According to Premium Times report, hundreds of people were injured at the IDP camp and needed to be evacuated to hospitals.
It was gathered that the Rann IDP camp in Kala-balge Local Government Area of Borno State caters for thousands of persons displaced by Boko Haram.
It was reported that among those injured were officials of the Doctors without Borders.
Confirming the tragic incident, the military spokesperson, Rabe Abubakar, a brigadier general, stated that it was an error that the military deeply regretted.
He explained that soldiers got information of movement of Boko Haram members and deployed ground troops and air cover to tackle the terrorists.
It was the air support that mistakenly dropped the bomb, Abubakar said.
It was learnt that Borno State government has already ordered all hospitals in Maiduguri to be prepared to receive and promptly treat the injured.
