There were reports that about nine farmers in the community were killed in the attack.
Addressing journalists shortly after the plenary session, the vice chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ibrahim Danbaba, deplored the “lackadaisical attitude” of the committee.
According to him, the situation in the Army would have been different if the committee had lived up to its oversight responsibilities.
Danbaba blamed the chairman of the Army Committee, Senator George Akume, for the lapse, saying there was a clear case of dereliction of duties on the part of Akume.
He lamented that the committee had remained dormant since Akume assumed its headship in 2017.
Some soldiers were allegedly killed on Monday when insurgents attacked the 157 Task Force Battalion in Metele, Guzamak Local Government Area of Borno State.
A large cache of arms, ammunition and military equipment were reportedly carted away by Boko haram fighters during the raid.
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