By Aminat Lawal, Aisha Ibrahim Goni, Lydia Usman Maiva
Nigerian Army has said that there was no any terrorist activity in Malam-fatori that led to casualty on troops as widely circulated in some news outlets.
Few days ago, multiple report circulating said that terrorists attacked an army base in Malam Fatori, Abadam Local Government Area of Borno State.
According to the reports, during the attack, the terrorists killed more than 20 soldiers.
While reacting to the reports, the Army in a statement on Sunday evening said there was no attack in the base on the town, describing the media report making the rounds as fake, baseless and should be disregard.
The army said the only recorded incident is at Timbuktu Triangle in Damboa, Borno, where the army lost a commanding officer and two officers, with several injuries during an attack at Gardiri base.
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