Nigeria, April 14 -- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday demanded an investigation into a recent airstrike on a market on the part of Yobe State bordering Borno State.

The strike claimed the lives of several persons.

The NHRC requested inclusion in the investigative team alongside the National Assembly and representatives of affected communities.

According to a statement from the commission on Tuesday, the Executive Secretary of the NHRC, Tony Ojukwu, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), offered his condolences to the families of the victims and condemned the strike.

Mr Ojukwu called for an "immediate, independent, and transparent investigation into the Yobe market airstrike. Such an investigation must not be left so...