Barely two months after a Nigerian Army airstrike accidentally killed 85 people and injured several others in Igabi area of Kaduna State, the United States has said it will continue to engage with the Nigerian authorities on minimising harm to civilians during military operations.
Speaking on Tuesday during a briefing on the outcome of U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken’s recent trip to the Nigeria and update on U.S. policy with Africa, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Molly Phee, said: “As always when we meet with our Nigerian partners, we talk about how to minimize harm to civilians when undertaking complicated operations against the terrorist threat that Nigeria experiences – also the threat from Boko Haram and from bandits.
“The Secretary also had the opportunity to meet with civilian leaders to talk about their engagement to promote the rights and opportunities for different civilian groups. So this is a topic that remains…
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