Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa, has defended the military airstrike in Jilli, Borno State, asserting that the targets were not innocent civilians but collaborators providing logistical support to terrorists.
The Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa, has strongly defended the recent military airstrike on Jilli in Borno State, dismissing reports of civilian casualties and insisting that those on-site were active supporters of insurgency. Speaking on Arise TV following a high-level security meeting chaired by President Bola Tinubu, Musa maintained that the operation was the result of meticulous planning and verified intelligence. He characterized the location as a specialized logistics center rather than a conventional civilian area, stating: “There was no innocent person there. Anybody in that location knew what they were doing. They were there for business with terrorists.”
General Musa further clarified that the Jilli area had been a long-standing “no-go zone” utilized by insurgents as a marketplace for essential supplies such as food, fuel, and operational materials. He dismissed any suggestions of faulty intelligence or operational error, emphasizing that the strike was a strategic move to dismantle the economic lifeblood of terrorist groups in the region. “We moved based on intelligence, we identified the location, and we hit the target. It was a deliberate operation,” Musa explained, adding that “That place is not a normal civilian market. It is a point where terrorists meet with those who support them—people who bring in supplies, including items used to sustain their operations.”
The Minister’s remarks come amid a heated national debate regarding the military’s counterinsurgency tactics and the protection of non-combatants in conflict zones. While critics have raised concerns over the potential for collateral damage in remote marketplaces, Musa argued that the individuals present were driven by high-profit incentives to trade with insurgents. By labeling the targets as collaborators rather than bystanders, the Defence Minister signaled a hardline approach to those facilitating the movement of supplies to remote terrorist camps, insisting that the military acted decisively to strike at the right time.
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Good to hear and know that all terrorists hide out will be exposed and the shit bombed out of ALL of them,immediately after confirmation. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH of this unacceptable nonsense. GASKIA!!!