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Victims of the IDP camp bombing in the hospital (See photos)

Victim of IDP camp bombing

The IDP camp bombing by the Nigerian army has led to a lot of heartache and confusion across the country as many have called for the punishment of those involved in what has been called a costly mistake.

The tragic incident happened on Tuesday, January 17, at the Rann IDP camp is located in Kala-balge local government area of Borno state and it caters for thousands of persons displaced by Boko Haram.

So far there have been conflicting reports on the number of casualties, but about 72 persons were reported dead including aid workers from the Red Cross while more than a hundred were confirmed injured.

Below are photos of some of the injured lying on their hospital beds:

Victim of IDP camp bombing

Victim of IDP camp bombing

Victim of IDP camp bombing