The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has disclosed the specific number of casualties in the air strike incident in Tudun Biri village in Kaduna State bombing.
The North-West zonal spokesman of NEMA, Halima Suleiman, who spoke with Channels TV revealed that 85 people were killed, while 66 other victims were injured in Sunday’s bombing.
According to Halima, the fatality figure was obtained from the local authorities after the burial of the victims on Monday.
She reported that 85 dead bodies have been buried in Tudun Biri village, Kaduna State, following the air strike incident, with ongoing search efforts. Emergency officials are working to negotiate with community leaders to ease tensions and gain access to the village.
