Nigeria, May 13 -- Amnesty International has alleged that at least 100 civilians were killed when Nigerian military jets bombed a weekly market in Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State on Sunday.

However, the military has disputed the claims of heavy civilian casualties, but said it was investigating the claims.

The rights group said the airstrike struck Tumfa market at about 2 p.m. after military aircraft were reportedly seen hovering over the area earlier in the day. Witnesses told Amnesty that many of the victims were women and girls trading at the market.

Dozens of injured persons were taken to hospitals in Zurmi and Shinkafi, while others were referred to Yariman Bakura Specialist Hospital in Gusau.

Local accounts of the c...