Nigeria, April 13 -- The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has launched an investigation into reports that civilians may have been affected during an airstrike in Jilli, a community in Yobe State bordering Borno.

In a statement issued on Sunday, the NAF spokesperson, Ehimen Ejodame, an air commodore, said the strike was carried out on Saturday, 11 April, but acknowledged emerging claims that a local market may have been hit, resulting in civilian casualties.

Mr Ejodame said the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) has directed the immediate deployment of the Civilian Harm Accident and Investigation Cell (CHAI-Cell) to the area to undertake a fact-finding mission.

"The Service treats all reports of possible civilian harm with the utmost seriousness and ...