Rann bombing
| Rann bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Boko Haram insurgency | |
| Type | Airstrike |
| Location | 12°16′12″N 14°27′49″E / 12.2701°N 14.4636°E |
| Target | Boko Haram |
| Date | 17 January 2017 |
| Executed by | Nigerian Air Force |
| Casualties | 115 (confirmed) killed 100–200 injured |
On 17 January 2017, a Nigerian Air Force jet mistakenly bombed an internally displaced persons camp near the Cameroonian border in Rann, Borno State. They had believed it was a Boko Haram encampment. The bombing left at least 115 people dead, including six Red Cross aid workers, and left more than 100 injured.