At least 72 people — and possibly more than 100 — were killed on Sunday when the Nigerian military carried out an air strike on a crowded weekly market in Zamfara State, in Nigeria's north-west. Amnesty International Nigeria called for an investigation, saying at least 100 civilians died at the Tumfa market in the town of Zurmi, while a local resident put the death toll at 117, with over 80 people wounded. Many of the victims were reported to be women and girls. Dozens of injured survivors are being treated at hospitals in Zurmi and Shinkafi.

The Nigerian military said in a statement that the operation was launched following credible intelligence about a high-level gathering of terrorist commanders and leaders in the Tumfa area of Shinkafi Local Government Area, and that the strike