The British High Commissioner to Nigeria Paul Arkwright yesterday stated that the bombing of the Internally Displaced Persons Camp in Borno State by the Air Force was not deliberate.

He said the ongoing probe of the bombing error should enable the nation to avoid such mistakes in future and he further reiterated the British support to the Federal Government to defeat Boko Haram.
He also said Britain might back a military action in The Gambia.

Arkwright spoke in a telephone interview with Nigeria Info FM, Port Harcourt.

The transcript of the interview was released last night.

He said: “First of all can I express my deepest sympathy to all of those who are affected by this terrible bombing. I do think it was a tragic mistake.

“I’ve seen some suggestions that it was deliberate; I’m absolutely certain that it was not deliberate.

“What is important here is in the short term, doing the best for those who have been injured, the families of those who have been bereaved , and I know that the Federal Government and the state government and indeed

Heraldng