Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived in Kaduna State to express condolences to the victims and families of last Sunday’s military air strike at Tudun Biri village in Kaduna State’s Igabi Local Government Area.
Governor Uba Sani and top Kaduna State government officials greeted him upon his arrival at the Nigerian Air Force installation in Mando.
The Vice President was attended by Abubakar Badaru, Minister of Defence; Abdullahi Ganduje, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC); and Tajudeen Abbass, Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Shettima had planned to visit the affected towns on Wednesday but opted to postpone his trip until Thursday.
Thursday’s condolence visit comes four days after the deadly airstrike that killed over 85 persons and injured several others in the North-Western state.
Sunday’s tragic incident has received condemnation from local and international watchdogs, all calling for investigations and a standardised review of procedural activities.
The Army has since taken responsibility for the accident with the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, during his visit apologising to the community over the matter, and promising to halt a repeat of such an incident.