At least 200 people are feared dead after Nigerian military jets struck a village market while ​pursuing Islamist militants in the northeast of the country on ‌Saturday night, a councillor for the area and residents said on Sunday.

Nigeria's Air Force said it had killed Boko Haram militants in the Jilli axis in Borno state, but in a statement released to Reuters on Sunday it did not mention hitting a market. It did not respond ⁠to further requests for comment.