Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani told the BBC he would look into the plight of villagers like Ms Buhari.
“Thanks to the BBC for this information. I will personally go back to Tudunbiri and if I find people who still need treatment, I will take care of it,” he promised.
“The instruction I gave was that all the injured should be treated and none of them should be discharged until they fully recover,” he added.
Undaunted by last year’s tragedy, Muslim believers in Tudunbir celebrated the holiday this year as well, but held it two months earlier.
The event also marked the grand opening of a mosque that the authorities built for them on the site of the bomb as compensation.
Mr. Abdulrashid has been acting as the imam of the mosque since the previous one was killed in airstrikes.
“We are happy about the new mosque, but we can never forget what happened,” Abdulrashid told the BBC. “Every time I come here, I always remember that day and feel depressed. As we celebrate this year’s Mawlud, we also mourn those we have lost.”
For years, Nigeria’s military has been battling armed jihadists and criminals who raid villages and kidnap people for ransom in parts of the country’s north.
This led to a surge in airstrikes targeting them.
Nigeria’s air force has received “loads” of new aircraft, Defense Web editor Guy Martin told the BBC.
This included Chinese unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), commonly known as drones.
“Chinese UAVs are cheaper, which makes them more affordable. Almost a third of African countries have acquired UAVs, mainly from Turkey and China,” said Mr. Martin, noting that UAV strikes were the cause of the Tudunbiri disaster.
“Failure of intelligence, poor coordination and inadequate training of operators are among the causes of erroneous strikes. The rapid deployment of UAV technology often outpaces the development of proper training and engagement protocols for military personnel,” Mr. Martin added.
Major General Buba told the BBC that the military found itself in a “difficult and challenging” operational environment.
“But we have grown in our equipment holdings and in our deployment of more experienced commanders and troops,” he said.
According to consulting firm SBM Intelligence, the Nigerian Air Force carried out 17 random airstrikes between January 2017 and September 2024, killing more than 500 people.
