Chibok girls: Millitary Disputes Allegation of killing Girls during airstrikes

Following the latest video released by the Boko Haram group, the Defence Headquaters(DHQ)has denied claims of killing any of the kidnapped girls during air strikes.
Ruling out the possibility of hitting some of the girls, the Director Defence Information(DDI),Brigadier General Abubakar Rabe said, air strikes are pricised and are aimed at taking out targeted enemies.
“It is extremely difficult and rare to hit innocent people during airstrike because the operation is done through precision attack on identified and registered targets and locations. The Precision Airstrike is very effective at taking out targeted enemies because it is not a random operation. We are nevertheless studying the video clips to examine if the victims died from other causes rather from the allegation of airstrike.
Rabe said the military is examining the video clip to verify its authenticity.
“Currently we are studying the video clips to verify its authenticity and analysing the comments of the speakers in the video especially the terrorist member and the girl that spoke in mother tongue”
The Nigerian Airforce through its Component in Operation Lafiya Dole has focused on sustaining air operations and providing support to ground troops of the Armed Forces’ strive to rid Nigeria of the Boko Haram insurgency.
Airstrikes are controlled by professionally trained officers who coordinate the strike with friendly ground troops, after a lot of surveillance to limit casualty on the ground.
A senior airforce officer said “Nigeria Airforce employs precision guided weapons with modern Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance systems to reduce likely collateral damage from any air strike. All the areas stroke throughout the operation were thoroughly monitored on intelligence surveillance and eye services before the attacks or shelling. Most of the targets areas were clearly identified before the air strikes to avoid collateral damages.”
Meanwhile,a militant in the video,demanded for the release of their fighters in exchange for the return of the girls who where seen behind him wearing head scarves.