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- The Nigerian Army has denied that there was an attack in Maiduguri.
- The Defence Headquarters noted that the army “on receiving distress call, troops launched a counter attack.
- Using mainly mortar shells on a group of terrorists who had attacked and killed 4 persons in Margimari village and other settlements in the outskirts of Maiduguri”.
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The Nigerian Army has denied reports that there was an attack in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, North-East Nigeria.
A statement by the Director of Defence Information, Major-General Chris Olukolade, the Defence Headquarters noted that the army “on receiving distress call, troops at about 2am this morning launched a counter attack using mainly mortar shells on a group of terrorists who had attacked and killed four persons in Margimari village and other settlements in the outskirts of Maiduguri”.
It further insisted that there was “no fighting or attack around the University or any barrack in Maiduguri either, as reported”.
Meanwhile, a Chadian, Usman Mecheka operating with the terrorists group around Lake Chad has been taken into custody by the Multi National Joint Task Force.
Olukolade said “he was apprehended by the Task Force while trying to extract a ransom from herdsmen and farmers in the area, after an earlier attack on the community”.
He added that “troops of the Special Task Force in the Plateau have also raided a camp maintained by an armed gang operating in a settlement in Shendam Local Government Area of Plateau State”.
“A gun fabricating machine as well as some arms and ammunition from the hideout were recovered during the raid. Also recovered during the raid, were local single barrel guns, pistols, an automatic rifle, bullet pellets and a large quantity of materials for producing gun powder”.
Borno state in Nigeria’s north eastern region has been the hot bed of Boko Haram attacks that has claimed the lives of defenceless children and women.
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