The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Army, Senator Abdul’aziz Yar’Adua, has described the accidental drone attack that claimed the lives of Kaduna villagers on Sunday as an honest mistake that should not warrant the resignation of the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja.
Reacting to calls by the Northern Elders Forum that top military brass should resign over the incident that claimed the lives of at least eighty-five villagers and injured several others at Tudun Biri village in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, the lawmaker commended the Chief of Army Staff for his admittance of the mistake, and urged that peace be given a chance.
He maintained that precision miscalculations were not exclusive to the Nigerian Army.
The Senator further advised the Kaduna State Government to direct members of the Muslim community to always apprise the government of any huge gatherings in the state, so that security can be reinforced to avert any such occurrence.
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