Contrary to reports that 185 people died as a result of last weekend’s clash between the operatives of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MJTF) and members of the radical sect, Boko Haram in Baga town of Borno State, the military says not more than 37 were killed in that incidence.
A statement issued on Tuesday and also made available by the commander of the MJTF, Brig. Gen. Austin Edokpaye to newsmen in Maiduguri gave the breakdown of the casualties as 30 members of the Boko Haram insurgents, six civilians caught up in the crossfire and one soldier.
He also disclosed that five of the insurgents who attacked his men during the deadly clash have been arrested and are awaiting interrogation.
The statement claimed that the soldiers exercised restraint for so long under intense provocation from the sect as the two-day clash was highly provoked by the insurgents.
The Commander said one of such provocations was the beheading of one of his soldiers in the town by the terrorists who took cover in the community after the dastardly act.
He also maintained that at another time soldiers were ambushed by the insurgents and that a soldier was killed and the terrorists were shielded by the members of the community.
Hmmmmmmm! Let the counter accusations and denials begin. We shall know the truth soon enough
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