{"id":198881,"date":"2026-04-12T20:28:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T19:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/nigerian-air-force-probes-jilli-air-strike-casualties"},"modified":"2026-04-12T21:33:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T20:33:44","slug":"nigerian-air-force-probes-jilli-air-strike-casualties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nigerian-air-force-probes-jilli-air-strike-casualties","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Air Force Probes Jilli Air Strike Casualties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Sunday said it has taken note of reports alleging that an air strike conducted on Saturday, April 11, 2026, may have affected a local market in Jilli, resulting in civilian casualties.<\/p>\n<p>Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, Director of Public Relations and Information, Headquarters, Nigerian Air Force, in a statement, said the NAF treats all reports of possible civilian harm with the utmost seriousness and empathy, as the protection of innocent lives remains central to all its operations.<\/p>\n<p>According to the statement, in line with its commitment, the Chief of the Air Staff has directed an immediate activation of the Civilian Harm Accident and Investigation Cell to immediately proceed to the location on a fact-finding mission regarding the allegation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe NAF remains firmly committed to professionalism, accountability, and transparency in the conduct of its missions and will work closely with relevant authorities and community representatives to establish the facts,\u201d it stated.<\/p>\n<p>The statement urged the public and the media to refrain from speculation and allow the review to proceed without prejudice.<\/p>\n<p>It further reassured all citizens of its steadfast resolve to protect both national security and civilian lives while ensuring that every credible concern is addressed with the diligence and seriousness it deserves.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Sunday said it has taken note of reports alleging that an air strike conducted on Saturday, April 11, 2026, may have affected a local market in Jilli, resulting in civilian casualties. Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, Director of Public Relations and Information, Headquarters, Nigerian Air Force, in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":198880,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[254],"class_list":["post-198881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-nigeria"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Nigerian Air Force Probes Jilli Air Strike Casualties - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Sunday said it has taken note of reports alleging that an air strike conducted on Saturd ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nigerian-air-force-probes-jilli-air-strike-casualties\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Nigerian Air Force Probes Jilli Air Strike Casualties\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Sunday said it has taken note of reports alleging that an air strike conducted on Saturd ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nigerian-air-force-probes-jilli-air-strike-casualties\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-04-12T19:28:06+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-12T20:33:44+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/sm_1776026002.016283.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"598\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nigerian-air-force-probes-jilli-air-strike-casualties#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nigerian-air-force-probes-jilli-air-strike-casualties\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Nigerian Air Force Probes Jilli Air Strike Casualties\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-12T19:28:06+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-12T20:33:44+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nigerian-air-force-probes-jilli-air-strike-casualties\"},\"wordCount\":225,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nigerian-air-force-probes-jilli-air-strike-casualties#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/sm_1776026002.016283.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Nigeria\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nigerian-air-force-probes-jilli-air-strike-casualties#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nigerian-air-force-probes-jilli-air-strike-casualties\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nigerian-air-force-probes-jilli-air-strike-casualties\",\"name\":\"Nigerian Air Force Probes Jilli Air Strike Casualties - 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