Nigeria, May 13 -- An air strike on Sunday by the Nigerian Air Force on a domestic animal market in Tunfa village of Zurmi, Zamfara State, killed many terrorists and civilians, residents have told PREMIUM TIMES.

Rights group, Amnesty International, alleged that at least 100 civilians were killed in the incident, but the military disputed the claim.

However, two residents spoken to by this newspaper said no one has ascertained the number of those killed or injured during the air strike, but they included both terrorists and civilian residents.

Tunfa, an agrarian economy community, is on the Nigerian border with the Niger Republic, and its market is patronised by people from the neighbouring country, as well as Zamfara and Katsina states...