The Labour Party has called on the federal government to publish the names of victims of the Tundun Biri Drone Strike and ensure their families are well compensated.
Drone strike by the Nigerian Army on Sunday 3rd December killed nearly 150 person’s in Tudun Biri village of Kaduna state’s Igabi council area that were observing the holiday celebrating the birthday of t Prophet Muhammad
The Party in a signed statement by the National Publicity Secretary Obiora Ifoh made available to newsmen in Abuja, warned that bombing a target without precision and intel is anachronistic and cannot be deployed in modern warfare. It also wants the military, whether the Army or Air force to assure Nigerians that such annihilistic tactical approach to combat, that is capable of destroying unintended target should be reviewed.
“The statement observes that though the victims have been given a mass burial; and that both the Federal and state government have sent their condolences to the victims families. We also gathered that a sum of N10 million was given by the military for the support of the burial. We however think that the government must pay adequate compensation to these families.
The party insisted that though the government has directs a thorough and full-fledged investigation into the incident but we think that any meaningful investigation can only be when the military, being the institution under investigation, is recused from the arrangement,
“We are very proud of the Nigerian military. They have shown gallantry in the battle against the insurgence, at least within the resources available to them but we certainly frown at a situation where they turn their arms against their own citizenry.
