Buhari cancels FEC meeting to send delegation to bombed IDP camp in Borno

- The delegation President Buhari sent to Rann, Borno state on condolence visit to the victims of the accidental bombing by the Nigerian Air Force is made up of top government officials

- The delegation includes chief of staff Abba Kyari; the Minister of Defence Mansur Dan-Ali; Minister of Information Lai Mohammed and service chiefs

President Muhammadu Buhari has cancelled the regular Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting to send a delegation of top government officials to Rann, Borno state, venue of the accidental bombing of an IDP camp on Tuesday, January 17.

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The Punch reports that rather than hold FEC meeting, Buhari sent a team on condolence visit to the northern state.

The delegation includes chief of staff Abba Kyari; the Minister of Defence Mansur Dan-Ali; Minister of Information Lai Mohammed and service chiefs.

A scheduled weekly meeting of the Federal Executive Council was also called off on Wednesday.

The Punch quotes some government officials as saying that the accidental bombing could be responsible for the development but reports that no official reason was given for the cancellation.

Recall that President Buhari had in a statement by his spokesman Femi Adesina on Tuesday, January 17, just hours after the incident, expressed deep regret at the accidental bombings by the Nigerian Air Force which was engaged in the final phase of mopping up insurgents in the North-east.

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Buhari pledged federal help for the state government in attending to what he called “regrettable operational mistake.”

Meanwhile, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has expressed sadness over the accidental air strike by its fighter jet in an Internal Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Rann, Borno state leading to the death of about 53 people with 120 injured.

Source: Legit.ng