The incident was said to have occurred on Sunday night when hundreds of residents of the area gathered for the annual Maulud celebration.
In a statement issued on Monday, the Kaduna State Government said the Nigerian Army had claimed responsibility for dropping the bomb, in what it described as “an unfortunate and unintended attack.”
Reacting to the incident, the Speaker, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Musa Krishi, described the incident as one too many.
He said it was unfortunate that innocent people going about their normal legitimate businesses got killed in such a manner.
The Speaker therefore called for a thorough investigation by the Nigerian Army to ascertain what led to such “a costly mistake.”
He said the Nigerian Army should leave no stone unturned to unravel what happened with a view to forestalling a repeat of such an unfortunate incident in the future.
He condoled the people and government of Kaduna State, especially the families of those who lost their loved ones in the Tudun Biri community and prayed to God to grant them eternal rest and give their families the fortitude to bear the loss.
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