The
Nigerian Army on Monday dismissed as misleading reports of alleged
missing of soldiers and military vehicles in an attack coordinated by
Boko Haram insurgents in Borno.
Brig. Gen. Texas Chukwu, the Director, Army Public Relations, made the clarifications in a statement issued in Maiduguri.
Chukwu dismissed the report as “untrue, misleading”, and called on the people to disregard the report.
Chukwu
said that “the Nigerian Army wishes to state categorically that the
report is not only untrue but misleading as the said report is blown out
of proportion by the media.
“Contrary
to the report, the Nigerian Army wishes to put the record straight on
the issue and assure members of the public particularly residents of the
North East to disregard the report as their safety is guaranteed.
“The
Nigeria Army wishes to state that there was an attempted attack on
troops at Kwakwa and Chingori communities in Bama area of Borno State by
suspected Boko Haram terrorists as a result of difficult terrain where
our vehicles bugged down.
“The
terrorists also attempted to cart away troops operational vehicles, but
were successfully repelled by our gallant troops with the support of
the Nigerian Air Force” .
Chukwu
disclosed that the troops killed 22 insurgents while several others
escaped with gunshot wounds in the attack, adding that efforts were
being intensified by the troops to get the fleeing terrorists.
The
army spokesman added that one officer and a soldier, who sustained
injuries in the attack, were receiving medical attention at a military
medical facility.
Chukwu
tasked the media to verify facts in their reportage, noting that
“certain facts must be reported with caution particularly now that
numerous successes have been recorded by the troops in the fight against
insurgency”.
While
calling on the people to go about their normal businesses, Chukwu,
stressed that the Nigerian Army was on top of the situation.
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