SAN FRANCISCO, January 20, (THEWILL) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has launched a probe into Tuesday’s accidental air strike that killed scores at the IDPs camp in Borno State as it constituted a board of senior officers to investigate it.
The probe Board is to determine the immediate and remote causes as well as the circumstances that led to the incident and is expected to invite other persons, in addition to a list of 20 witnesses given to it, to give evidence on oath.
This was disclosed in a statement by the spokesman of the Nigeria Airforce Force, Ayodele Famuyiwa, who declared that the report of the board is expected not later than February 2.
He said the investigation board, consisting of senior officers had been mandated, “to investigate the accidental air strike on 17 January 2017 at Rann, Borno State.
“Among its terms of reference, the Board is to determine the immediate and remote causes as well as the circumstances that led to the incident.
“The statement said the investigation is aimed at forestalling future occurrence,” he said.
“In addition to a list of 20 witnesses given to it, the Board is free to invite other persons to give evidence on oath.
“The Board is to submit its report not later than 2 February 2017”.
The six-man Board is headed by Chief of Standards and Evaluation, Nigerian Air Force (HQ NAF), Air Vice Marshal Salihu Bala-Ribah.
The members are: Air Vice Marshal Charles Oghomwen, Air Commodore Ayoola Jolasinmi, Group Captain Essien Efanga, Wing Commander Solomon Irmiya and Wing Commander Mohammed Muazu.
