The West African country’s armed forces said the assault, on a school for military police, was carried out by terrorists.

An elaborate attack by an Al Qaeda affiliate in Mali's capital this week killed some 70 people, diplomatic and security sources said on Thursday, while the government offered no figures on casualties.

The attack happened at the airport on Tuesday. Video Al-Qaeda posted to social media showed an armed person setting a government plane on fire.

An al-Qaeda-linked group has said it was behind an early morning attack in the Malian capital, Bamako. Armed men targeted a military training school and other areas in the city, the authorities said, blaming “a group of terrorists” for the assault.

Nigeria extends its deepest condolences to the government and people of Mali, particularly to the families of those who lost their lives. The Federal Government has condemned the terrorist attack on the military airport in Bamako,