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Mass grave in Doma LGA, Nasarawa State, Nigeria, where 31 people who died from the airstrike are buried. Photo taken on March 14, 2023.

Nigeria: No Justice for Civilians Killed in Airstrike

The Nigerian authorities have provided little information and no justice for a military airstrike on January 24, 2023 that killed 39 civilians and injured at least 6 others. Almost six months after the incident, the Nigerian air force admitted for the first time to carrying out the airstrike.

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