The terrorists attempted to attack the military formation at 6 pm Wednesday night but were outsmarted by the gallant troops.
“The troops aggressive posture, tactics and marksmanship resulted in neutralising many Boko Haram terrorists, ” he said.
The Army spokesperson also denied a media report claiming that Damasak was taken over by terrorists.
He said: “Nigerian Army wishes to state categorically that the claim is not only untrue but capable of misleading members of the general public and the world at large.
“The Nigerian Army earlier released a statement that troops of 145 Battalion in Damasak, Borno State, are engaging Boko Haram terrorists who came to attack their location at about 6 p.m on 12 September 2018.
“The statement also stated that fierce battle is ongoing right now and the troops are dealing with the terrorists.
“Consequently, the Nigerian Army wishes to state that the fight against Boko Haram terrorists in the North Eastern parts of the country is yielding positive result.
“The Nigerian Army, therefore, advised members of the public, particularly residents of the affected areas, to go about their legitimate businesses and disregard the said report.
“The Nigerian Army will continue to protect lives and property of citizens at all times.
“The Nigerian Army also call on the media to always exercise caution, verify facts as well as balance their reports before rushing to the press to avoid misinforming the public on sensitive issues,” Chukwu advised.
By PRNigeria
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Flood Submerges 100 Communities in Niger State
… Gov Takes Aerial View of Affected Areas
Niger Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani-Bello has said that over 100 communities in Mokwa, Lavun, Edati, Katcha, Agaie and Lapai Local Government Areas of the state have been sacked and submerged by flood from the tributaries of Rivers Niger and Kaduna.
He revealed this in Muye, Lapai Local Government Area shortly after conducting an aerial view of affected communities.
Governor Sani-Bello said the situation has gone beyond the capacity of the state and called for federal government intervention.
“What I saw today is very devastating, on a rough estimate more than a 100 communities have been submerged in water and it doesn’t appear that water is receding.That we have not seen the end of it, is very disturbing. The situation is definitely getting out of hand and it is beyond what the state can do”.
He stated that the state government on its own part would ensure the provision of the relief materials and the relocation of the victims from the area.
“This flood starts all the way from Kede, towards Muregi and to down to Muye along the river bank. So definitely at this point we will have to seek for the support of the federal Government and that is exactly what we are going to do.
“The first step taken by the state government was to send some relief materials to the affected communities because I strongly believe they will lack food at this time and the final step and probably the lasting solution is to relocate them at some point but now we have to take care of their immediate needs with regards to food and drugs.”
The Governor had earlier directed release of N60 Million for provision of relief materials.
According to the governor, “the situation is a tough one because we have experienced this before, we have tried to convince the communities to move out of water ways but some how it has been extremely difficult. They see these places as their ancestral homes but we have to continue to communicate with them on the dangers they put themselves into. The lasting solution will be to relocate them.What we will do for now is to provide maximum support to them.”
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