From Molly Kilete, Abuja
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has described as fake news rumours making the rounds that its fighter jets carried out an air raid in a village in Kaduna State where some citizens were allegedly killed.
NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, who made this known, maintained that NAF, had not conducted any operation in Kaduna state and its environs in the last 24 hours and that the Air Force is not the only organisation using armed drones in the North West.
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Gabkwet in a statement issued in Abuja, reads; “The news making the rounds alleging that Nigerian Air Force (NAF) aircraft accidentally killed innocent civilians in Kaduna is false. Please be informed that the NAF has not carried out any air operations within Kaduna State and environs in the last 24 hours. Also, note that the NAF is not the only organization operating combat armed drones in the North western region of Nigeria.
It is also important to ensure that due diligence is always exhausted by the media before going to press with unverified and unconfirmed reports.