The Chief Commander of the battalion of ROWA (Reoccupy Owo Area) has commanded a fight against Owo Army from the city of Owo. The Chief Commander has the option of bombarding two residential neighbourhoods, namely Oluwa and Obawo. In Oluwa, there sits the General Commander of Owo Army and 21,000 civilians. In Obawo, there are 100 lieutenants of Owo Army but there are no civilians present in the area at the time of making the decision on whether to engage the enemy. If the Chief Commander chooses Oluwa, he will eliminate the General Commander and almost half of the civilian population. If he chooses Obawo, he eliminates all the soldiers without any civilian casualty. However, Obawo is home to several historical fixtures including political monuments and an old church, all of which will be destroyed by the attack.

Justify the decision that the Chief Commander should make without violating the principles of IHL and respecting the laws of armed conflict. 

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