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Nigeria: Many dead after military bombs village market

Deutsche Welle · · 197 words · By Darko Janjevic
Counter-terrorism Operations Civilian casualties Human Rights Monitoring
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7 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Over 100 people were killed in an airstrike on a Jilli village market in northeast Nigeria”
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The Wikipedia entry for 'Jilli massacre' explicitly confirms that on 11 April 2026, a market in Jilli, Yobe State, Nigeria was struck by a Nigerian Air Force airstrike, with as many as 200 people killed. This is further corroborated by web search results mentioning over 100 deaths.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Events in the year 2026 in Nigeria.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_Nigeria
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Boko Haram, officially known as Jama'at Ahl al-Sunna li al-Da'wa wa al-Jihad (JAS, Arabic: جماعة أهل السنة للدعوة والجهاد, romanised: Jamā'at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da'wah wa'l-Jihād, lit. 'Group of the Pe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boko_Haram
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 11 April 2026, the market in Jilli, Yobe State, Nigeria was accidentally struck by a Nigerian Air Force airstrike while pursuing Boko Haram militants under Operation Hadin Kai. As many as 200 peopl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jilli_massacre
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“three military jets fired on the market yesterday”
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Multiple web search results (e.g., 'Jilli airstrike triggers outrage...') cite witness accounts stating that three military jets fired on the market. The date April 11, 2026, is confirmed across multiple sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Societal attitudes towards same-sex relationships have varied over time and place, from expecting all males to engage in same-sex relationships, to casual integration, through acceptance, to seeing th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_executed_for_ho…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Kenny Everett Television Show is a comedy sketch show broadcast on BBC1 from 24 December 1981 to 18 January 1988. It was presented by its main performer Kenny Everett, who wrote the material with …
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 (three) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3
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“Emergency section of Geidam General Hospital had so far received 35 people with severe injuries”
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Three independent web search results explicitly state that the emergency section of Geidam General Hospital received 35 people with severe injuries.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Timeline of the Islamist Insurgency in Nigeria is the chronology of the Islamist Insurgency in Nigeria, an ongoing armed conflict between Nigerian Islamist groups and the Nigerian Government.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Boko_Haram_ins…
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web search NEUTRAL — Emergency section of Geidam General Hospital had so far received 35 people with severe injuries," the international human rights watchdog said in an online post.
https://www.dw.com/en/nigeria-many-dead-after-military-bombs…
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web search NEUTRAL — It cited witness accounts indicating that three military jets fired on the market yesterday. It added that the emergency unit of Geidam General Hospital had received at least 35 people with severe inj…
https://guardian.ng/news/jilli-airstrike-triggers-outrage-as…
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“Nigeria's military confirmed a "precision" strike against a location in Jilli”
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Multiple sources, including a report on the Federal Government's confirmation and news articles from RFI and others, confirm the military described the strike as a 'precision' strike.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Federal Government of Nigeria has confirmed that the Nigerian Air Force, operating under the military campaign Operation HADIN KAI, conducted a precision airstrike on 11 April 2026 targeting suspe…
https://prnigeria.com/2026/04/14/military-conducts-intellige…
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web search NEUTRAL — The military said it conducted a "precision" strike on a known terrorist enclave.Over 100 people were killed in an airstrike on a Jilli village market in northeast Nigeria, Amnesty International said …
https://www.dw.com/en/nigeria-many-dead-after-military-bombs…
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web search NEUTRAL — Nigeria's military first said it had "successfully conducted a precision air strike on a known terrorist enclave and logistics hub located near the abandoned village of Jilli".
https://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20260413-nigeria-opens-investig…
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“describing the attack as a "carefully, well coordinated planned and intelligence-driven operation" against a "known terrorist enclave and logistics hub located near the abandoned village of Jilli."”
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The specific phrasing describing the attack as a 'carefully, well coordinated planned and intelligence-driven operation' against a 'known terrorist enclave and logistics hub' is mirrored in multiple web search results reporting the military's statement.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Events in the year 2026 in Nigeria.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_Nigeria
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Boko Haram, officially known as Jama'at Ahl al-Sunna li al-Da'wa wa al-Jihad (JAS, Arabic: جماعة أهل السنة للدعوة والجهاد, romanised: Jamā'at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da'wah wa'l-Jihād, lit. 'Group of the Pe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boko_Haram
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 11 April 2026, the market in Jilli, Yobe State, Nigeria was accidentally struck by a Nigerian Air Force airstrike while pursuing Boko Haram militants under Operation Hadin Kai. As many as 200 peopl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jilli_massacre
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“The bombing apparently took place on Saturday.”
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The date Saturday, April 11, 2026, is explicitly confirmed in the Wikipedia entry for 'Jilli massacre' and multiple other news reports.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Societal attitudes towards same-sex relationships have varied over time and place, from expecting all males to engage in same-sex relationships, to casual integration, through acceptance, to seeing th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_executed_for_ho…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Kenny Everett Television Show is a comedy sketch show broadcast on BBC1 from 24 December 1981 to 18 January 1988. It was presented by its main performer Kenny Everett, who wrote the material with …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kenny_Everett_Television_S…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Téa Leoni (; born Elizabeth Téa Pantaleoni; February 25, 1966) is an American actress. Early in her career, she starred on the television sitcoms Flying Blind (1992–1993) and The Naked Truth (1995–199…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Téa_Leoni
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“Nigeria is engaged in long-running clashes against Boko Haram and other jihadist groups.”
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Wikipedia and other authoritative sources (Boko Haram insurgency page, Global Conflict Tracker) confirm Nigeria's long-running conflict with Boko Haram and other jihadist groups.
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web search NEUTRAL — Boko Haram targets both Muslims and Christians. attacks are often directed at individuals perceived as supporting the Nigerian government, including civil servants, local defense groups, and Muslim le…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boko_Haram_insurgency
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web search NEUTRAL — Unlike many other jihadist groups, Boko Haram has not maintained an active presence on social media. That changed earlier this year when a Twitter account claiming to represent the organization first …
https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2015/02/jihadist-div…
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web search NEUTRAL — A mass trial in Nigeria rendered guilty sentences to four hundred suspects accused of working for or assisting jihadist militant groups, including Boko Haram and the Islamic State Sahel Province (BBC)…
https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/violent…
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