Nigeria, April 13 -- The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has condemned a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) airstrike along the Borno-Yobe boundary, where dozens of civilians are feared dead and several others injured.

The airstrike, which reportedly occurred on Saturday evening in Jilli, a suburb of Geidam in Yobe State bordering Borno State, targeted suspected insurgents but hit a busy market, according to local sources.

PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that the NAF confirmed carrying out the operation but did not acknowledge any civilian casualties.

Residents and local officials, however, said many victims of the strike were civilians caught in the bombardment during peak trading hours. Survivors were taken to hospitals in ne...