236 People Buried After IDP Camp Bombing By Nigerian Jet — Official

Injured people are comforted at the site after a bombing attack of an internally displaced persons camp in Rann, Nigeria January 17, 2017. MSF/Handout via Reuters

A total of 234 people were killed and buried after a Nigerian military jet mistakenly bombed a camp occupied by persons displaced by Boko Haram, an official has said.

Toll From Botched Nigeria Air Strike Rises To 90: MSF

Bodies covered with blankets are pictured on January 17, 2017 after an air force jet accidentally bombarded a camp for displaced people in northeast Nigeria ©Handout (Médecins sans Frontières (MSF)/AFP)

A botched air strike by the Nigerian Air Force earlier this week on a camp for people displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency killed at least 90 people, the Doctors Without Borders (MSF) aid group said Friday.

Millions have been displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency and the Nigerian military offensive to drive the jihadists from Borno state