The Defence Headquarters has said that there was no attack on Maiduguri as reported by some section of the media.
A statement issued by the Director, Defence Information (DDI), Major General Chris Olukolade said that contrary to the report, the troops operating in the area responded to a distress and launched a counter attack.
It added: “There was no attack on Maiduguri metropolis as widely reported this morning by some media outlets especially a foreign television channel.
“Rather, 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. 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. 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.”
