Overview
- Amnesty International, which said Tuesday that a Nigerian airstrike hit Tumfa market on Sunday, reported at least 100 civilians killed in Zamfara state.
- The military confirmed an operation in the area but said there is no verifiable evidence of civilian casualties and called reports of mass deaths not true.
- Defence Headquarters described separate drone strikes in Shiroro, Niger state, between May 9 and 10 as intelligence-led and said about 70 bandits were killed with no civilian presence.
- AFP cited community leaders who counted 72 to 117 dead at Tumfa and reported claims that 13 civilians died in a Niger state strike, which the military also denied while saying units would verify.
- Local hospitals in Zurmi and Shinkafi treated dozens of wounded as rights groups pointed to a pattern that includes an April strike on Jilli market, highlighting how remote markets can draw both civilians and armed groups in Nigeria’s wider conflict.